Shepherd v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.

OPINION

BUCKINGHAM, Judge.

Wanda Shepherd, individually and as executrix of the estate of Johnny Bray, appeals from an order entered by the Laurel Circuit Court which granted summary judgment in favor of Shelter Mutual Insurance Company (“Shelter”) and held that Shepherd was not entitled to survivor benefits under Kentucky’s Motor Vehicle Reparations Act (“MVRA”). Because Shepherd was a sister of a deceased person (Bray) who left three children surviving him, she does not qualify for survivor benefits under the MVRA. Thus, we affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. Bray, Shepherd’s brother, was…