Broughton v. Allstate Insurance Co.

PITTMAN, Judge.

In December 1999, Tina Broughton, as administratrix of the estate of Melissa St. Laurent, sued Allstate Insurance Company, Commercial Union Insurance Company, and The Miller Mutual Insurance Company, for uninsured-and/or-underinsured-motorist benefits. The trial court entered a summary judgment for both Allstate and Commercial Union. Broughton voluntarily dismissed Miller Mutual with prejudice. Broughton appeals only the summary judgment for Allstate.

Rule 56(c)(1) sets out a two-part standard for entering summary judgments. The trial court must determine (1) that there is no…