Patterson v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County entering judgment in favor of the plaintiff (Amy Lynn Patterson, a minor) and against the defendant (Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.). We affirm.

The case consists of the following undisputed facts: On October 22, 1977, Arthur Patterson was killed while driving a vehicle owned by his brother. Mr. Patterson was survived by a minor-daughter (the plaintiff) who was in the custody of his former wife. The minor-daughter was three years old at the time of the accident. As for insurance coverage, Mr.…