Progressive Specialty Insurance v. Murray

OPINION AND ORDER

NORTON, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on plaintiffs and defendant Perry Capers’s cross-motions for summary judgment. Capers was injured while riding as a passenger in a vehicle insured by plaintiff. Plaintiff brought this declaratory judgment action to determine its coverage liability. The parties’ motions raise issues of permissive use and uninsured motorist coverage.

I. FACTS

Plaintiff insured a pickup truck owned by Hill Eskew. Eskew was a self-employed general contractor, doing home remodeling and other construction-related work around Kiawah Island, South…