Chalmers v. Kanawyer

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Appellant Richard Chalmers was injured in a head-on automobile accident allegedly caused by respondent Robert Kanawyer. Appellant entered into a purported Miller-Shugart agreement with respondent, but the agreement failed to include the owner of the vehicle, who was the named insured under a liability insurance policy covering the car. Based upon his reading of a decision of this court, appellant became convinced that the agreement would not be binding on the insurer in a garnishment action because it was not a valid Miller-Shugart agreement. Appellant therefore moved the…