Nationwide Insurance Co. v. Elchehimi

joined by Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice BRISTER, Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice WILLETT.

This breach of contract suit stems from the denial of coverage by Nationwide Insurance Company on a claim arising from a collision between insured Mohamad El-chehimi’s vehicle and an axle-wheel assembly separated from an unidentified semitrailer truck. The court of appeals reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Nationwide. Because there was no actual physical contact between Elchehimi’s vehicle and the unidentified truck as required by statute to…