Chabek v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance

Goolsby, Judge:

Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company appeals the order of the master that reforms an insurance policy by substituting for Custom Stamping, Inc., the respondents Clarence S. Chabek and Helen E. Chabek as the named insureds. This court vacates sua sponte the judgment because the master lacked subject matter jurisdiction.

This controversy began when a hailstorm destroyed a warehouse owned by the Chabeks. A policy issued by Nationwide listed Custom Stamping, a closely-held corporation owned by the Chabeks, as the insured. After Nationwide denied Custom Stamping’s claim, the…