Vanover v. Stonewall Casualty Co.

Miller, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff, Luther Vanover, appeals from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County granting summary judgment for the appellee, Stonewall Casualty Company (hereinafter Stonewall). Because we conclude that the trial court reached an erroneous legal conclusion in awarding judgment, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The plaintiff sustained personal injuries in a single-car automobile accident when he was riding in the car as a passenger in Wyoming County. He instituted an action in the Circuit Court of Wyoming County against the driver of the…