Flagg v. Loy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is a personal injury and wrongful death action brought by Marilyn Flagg and Richard Coonrod against the estate of their deceased father, Thomas Wesley Coonrod, for the death of their mother, Vera Coonrod. Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s granting of the defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

On January 15,1985, Vera Lois Coonrod was a passenger in an automobile driven by her husband, Thomas Wesley Coonrod. There was a collision involving the Coonrod automobile and a semi-tractor/trailer truck operated by Furnal Truck Line,…