Akins v. Harco Insurance

Handwork, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} This case is before the court on appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. The following undisputed facts are relevant to our disposition of this cause.

{¶ 2} On the evening of May 2, 2001, the decedent, Jared Akins, an employee of Simplified Employment Services, was operating a tractor-trailer leased by JMC Logistics (“JMC”) from Penske Truck Leasing (“Penske”). As Akins approached the exit ramp for southbound 1-475, his vehicle ran out of fuel. He therefore pulled over to the right side of the road in an area near another ramp that…