Estate of Adkins v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Judge.

The dispositive issue in this case is whether an employee was a permissive user of his employer’s vehicle. The Chancellor held he was not and that his employer’s automobile insurance policy provided no coverage. We affirm.

The issue was raised by a declaratory judgment action instituted by the Estate of Ronald L. Adkins (“Adkins”) 1 Adkins, an employee of White Consolidated Industries (“White”), while driving a vehicle leased by White, was involved in an accident with Terrance Lynn Daniels (“Daniels”). Daniels sued Adkins and White and obtained a judgment against Adkins…