DiTata v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

OPINION

FAY, Chief Justice.

This civil action comes before us on the plaintiffs’ appeal from a grant of summary judgment issued in Superior Court on the basis of an agreed statement of facts. A trial justice in the Sixth Division District Court had previously granted a similar motion in response to the plaintiffs’ initial complaint.

The parties have stipulated to the facts from which this insurance dispute arises. The plaintiffs, Nickolas and Gloria DiTata (the DiTatas), purchased a personal automobile-insurance policy from defendant, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aet-na). The policy period…