Angel v. Reed

{¶ 1} Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company, appeals from the judgment of the Geauga County Court of Appeals, which reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in its favor. For the following reasons, we reverse the court of appeals.

{¶ 2} Appellee, Teresa L. Angel, was injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by the negligence of Eric J. Reed in June 2001. Appellee was a passenger in Reed’s vehicle. Reed indicated on the police report that he had liability insurance with Nationwide Insurance Company. In fact, Reed’s policy with Nationwide had been canceled about three months prior…