Madison v. Geico General Insurance Co.

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On December 6, 2000, Ronnie Powell (Ronnie) and Bertha Madison (Madison) were driving in Gulfport, Mississippi, when their vehicles collided. The car driven by Ronnie was owned and insured by his mother, Mary Powell (Mary). Ronnie informed Madison that he had no driver’s license and was uninsured. The parties led the police to believe that Mary was the driver of the vehicle driven by Ronnie. Thus, the accident report erroneously listed Mary as the driver.

¶ 2. On June 17, 2003, Madison filed a complaint in the County Court of Harrison…