Jones v. Progressive Preferred Insurance

Boyle, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Progressive Preferred Insurance Company, appeals from the judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas awarding appellee, Constance Jones, $300,000 plus costs and interest. This court affirms in part and reverses in part.

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{¶ 2} Appellee’s husband, Owen Jones, was involved in an automobile collision with Nathaniel Kelly on November 12, 2002. Mr. Jones sustained injuries in the accident and died three days later, although there is some dispute between the parties as to whether the injuries from the accident proximately caused Mr. Jones’s death. Mr. Kelly…