Pearson v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

EXUM, Chief Justice.

This is an action to recover an unsatisfied judgment which plaintiff claims defendant is obligated to pay under an automobile liability insurance policy issued by defendant to its insured. Plaintiff was injured while riding as a passenger in defendant’s insured’s automobile and obtained a judgment for damages against the insured. Refusing to pay the judgment, defendant contends that before the date of the accident causing plaintiff’s injuries it had cancelled the insured’s policy due to nonpayment of premiums. The question presented is whether defendant’s notice of…