Hartford Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Miller, Judge.

Hartford Insurance Company sued to require Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company to provide insurance coverage for Ishmael Keys, who, while on a personal errand, was driving a vehicle that injured a person insured by Hartford. The issue is whether the permission given by the vehicle’s owner to Keys’ roommate was broad enough to cover allowing Keys to drive the vehicle on personal errands. The trial court found that the permission did not cover Keys driving the vehicle and denied Hartford’s request for summary judgment and granted summary judgment, sua sponte, to Nationwide. The…