Grabits v. Jack, Unpublished Decision (12-20-2001)

OPINION

Defendants-appellants Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide) and Colonial Insurance Company of Wisconsin (Colonial) appeal the decision of the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court granting summary judgment for plaintiffs-appellees Adam Grabits (Adam) and Arlene Thompson (Arlene). This court is asked to decide whether Adam and Arlene abrogated their insurance companies' subrogation rights in a wrongful death action, thereby eliminating their respective insurer's duty to compensate them pursuant to the uninsured/underinsured motorists (UM/UIM) provisions in their policies.…