Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Patterson

POWERS, Justice.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company appeals from a summary judgment recovered by Henry Patterson. We will affirm the judgment.

THE CONTROVERSY

Patterson drove an automobile involved in a collision with William Presley Brown, Jr., an uninsured motorist. Patterson’s automobile was covered by a policy of insurance written and issued by Nationwide in North Carolina. The policy included uninsured-motorist coverage in the amount of $50,000. Patterson and two passengers sustained injuries in the collision.1

After Nationwide refused to pay Patterson under his uninsured-motorist coverage,…