Bituminous Insurance Co. v. Coker

BOGGS, Judge.

We granted Bituminous Insurance Company’s (Bituminous) application for interlocutory review of the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment on Carolyn Ann Coker’s claim for uninsured motorist benefits. At issue is whether Coker provided eyewitness testimony to corroborate her description of how an unknown motorist caused an accident in which her husband, Terry Broom, was killed. Because no eyewitness testimony corroborated Coker’s version of events, Bituminous was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. We therefore reverse.

Summary judgment is appropriate when…