Ford v. Allied Mutual Insurance

OWEN, District Judge.

Appellant Allied Mutual Insurance Company (“Allied”) raises substantial questions as to Steven Ford and his family’s entitlement to receive from Allied, as his insurer, “under-insured” motor vehicle payments (“UIM”) following an accident with serious injuries. The appeal essentially involves the propriety of certain rulings by the district court on two summary judgment motions prior to trial. By those rulings, the court dismissed one defendant, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. (“Fidelity” or “USF & G”j, a potential insurer, and thereafter held as a matter of law…