Decker v. Nationwide Insurance

MINORA, J,

The instant issue before the court is the motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Two separate complaints were filed at captions 05 CV 1863 and 06 CV 2119. The court has elected to address these complaints separately. This motion for summary judgment was filed in response to plaintiffs’ second amended complaint at 05 CV 1863. The relevant facts are as follows.

On or about February 13, 2004, the plaintiff, John Decker, was seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision caused by the negligence of Willard Shepard. Shepard was operating a…