Burnell v. Doe

By Judge Charles E. Poston

For the reasons stated below, the Court will grant the motion for summary judgment filed by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company on behalf of John Doe. Because no transcript of the ore terms hearing on Monday, November 6, 1995, is available, I shall provide a detailed statement of facts.

The facts presented during the ore terms hearing are not in dispute. During the early afternoon of April 27,1994, the plaintiff, Beth Burnell, was driving her white Chevrolet Blazer eastbound on Interstate 264. She entered 1-264 from the City Hall Avenue access ramp at the origin of…