Boode v. Allied Mutual Insurance Company

Although the initial circumstances giving rise to this litigation — the injury of a motor vehicle passenger and financial responsibility for the damage suffered — are routine and similar to those frequently encountered, the procedures and responses here employed by the parties to solve those problems, including two intertwined actions with a subsequent garnishment and numerous ramifications, are unusual and somewhat confusing. Consequently, it is desirable that the factual and the procedural aspects be viewed separately as well as in dual perspective.

THE FACTS AND PROBLEMS

On the night of…