Thomas v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION TIMOTHY J. THOMAS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 1:16-cv-00542-RAH-JTA ) (WO) AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE ) COMPANY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On September 10, 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith became the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. Though it would take another thirteen years before any American jurisdiction—that of the State of New York—would outlaw driving under the influence, Smith was but a preview. As…