Lavender v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co.

This appeal must be dismissed as premature for lack of final judgment.

On April 28, 1993, William Lavender, Jr. was a passenger in a Ford Ranger driven by Donald W. Hartgroves. The Ford, which was uninsured, collided with another vehicle. The collision was caused by the negligence of Hartgroves and resulted in the death of William Lavender, Jr. Plaintiffs are the surviving parents (William Lavender, Sr. and Ruth Lavender), spouse and children of William Lavender, Jr. Defendants are State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company and Franklin Marshall, III, defendant ad litem for Donald W.…