Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Haight

HUDSON, Judge.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwide”) appeals from a declaratory judgment ordering it to pay defendants $300,000 in underinsured motorist (“UIM”) coverage. For the reasons given below, we reverse and remand to the superior court for entry of a new order consistent with this opinion.

On 7 July 1996, a vehicle driven by Charles Weston Holleman failed to yield the right of way to a vehicle driven by Sondra A. Haight (“defendant Haight”), resulting in a collision. The vehicle driven by defendant Haight contained three passengers: Michael David Grant Haight, James Robert…