Progressive Casualty Insurance Company v. Bryant

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff James R. Bryant was involved in a motor vehicle collision with a tractor trailer truck owned by a motor common carrier which was insured by defendant Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. Shortly after the collision defendant negotiated and paid plaintiff’s claim for property damage. Over one year after the collision, plaintiff filed an action against the driver of the truck praying for damages for personal injury. A default judgment was entered against the driver in the amount of $20,000. Although the driver attested that he notified his former employer, the named…