Sims v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Bussey, Justice.

In this action plaintiff-respondent seeks to recover from the defendant-appellant, under an automobile liability insurance policy, for a judgment previously rendered against plaintiff in an action instituted by one Moses Bates, and for attorneys’ fees expended by plaintiff in the defense of said action. From a directed verdict in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.

The action by Bates against plaintiff arose out of a collision between plaintiff’s car, insured by the defendant here, and a car driven by one Gladys Goodson in which Bates was a passenger. The insurance policy…