Stott v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

TYSON, Judge.

William Randall Stott (“plaintiff’) appeals from order entered granting summary judgment in favor of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“defendant”). We affirm.

I. Background .

On 6 July 2002, plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Leslie Diane Rodda (“Rodda”). Defendant insured the vehicle Rodda was driving. Rodda’s vehicle began to turn left into a private driveway. Richard Murry Roberts (“Roberts”) was driving a vehicle traveling behind Rodda and plaintiff. Roberts failed to stop his vehicle and struck Rodda’s vehicle in the rear.

Plaintiff sustained injuries as a…