Sledge v. Mullin

OPINION

HOLMAN, Justice.

This is a summary judgment case. While driving a 1975 Chevrolet Nova that he had bought from his mother, Dale Sledge was involved in a collision with another car whose occupants were injured. Originally, Ruby Sledge and her son, Dale, sued Republic Insurance Company to establish that the Nova was still insured on Ruby’s liability policy although Dale had bought the car from her about ten days before the collision. Alternatively, the Sledges sued Republic’s agent, Frank E. Mullin, on the theory that if the Nova (and Dale as its driver) were not insured, then the absence…