Fortune v. Wong

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

NAKAMURA, J.

Seven appeals have been consolidated for consideration; they stem from a personal injury action and attempts by the plaintiff to recover the awarded damages from an insurance company. The principal parties to the appeals are the plaintiff, whose minor son was injured when struck by a motor vehicle driven by another minor, and the insurance carrier that issued a homeowner’s insurance policy to the driver’s parents. Though the parties raise a host of questions, the dispositive one is whether the policy insured the driver and his parents against liability for…