Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Finley

Ruby S. Finley (plaintiff) was injured when the automobile in which she was a passenger was involved in a collision with a truck. She filed a motion for judgment against the owner of the truck and its operator and served a copy upon Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide) which provided uninsured motorist coverage on the automobile. Nationwide appeared by counsel, filed a pleading in its own name, and, in the absence of the named defendants, defended the case. On April 2, 1973, the trial court entered an order providing that “in accordance with the jury’s verdict, the plaintiff…