Nelson v. Ohio Casualty Insurance

Plaintiffs’ complaint seeks recovery from Ohio Casualty on the basis that the two fellow employees of the deceased were additional insureds under Ohio Casualty’s policy of automobile liability insurance. Plaintiffs’ cause of action could not be grounded on any negligence of the city of Hartford as the named insured because the city’s liability arising by reason of the instant accident is confined solely to that imposed by the Workmen’s Compensation Act. For this reason Ohio Casualty’s cross complaint against United is also grounded upon the liability of United under its policy for the alleged…