William Allen Lathem v. Sentry Insurance, a Mutual Company

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns an appeal from an order granting defendant Sentry Insurance Company summary judgment on plaintiff William Allen Lathem’s claim for benefits under an insurance policy issued by defendant to plaintiff’s father.

William A. Lathem commenced this action against Sentry in 1984 with a complaint filed in Georgia state court, in which he claimed benefits under an insurance policy issued by Sentry for personal injuries that he sustained as a passenger in a single-car accident in 1978. William A. La-them’s father, William L. Lathem, had an insurance policy with…