Wayne Mutual Insurance v. Mills

Baird, Judge.

Appellant, Progressive Preferred Insurance Company, presents this appeal from the decision rendered in the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court determined that appellant was not entitled to deny insurance coverage to appellees Sally J. Mills, Jason Hewitt, Thomas Thorn, Randy Hicks, and the estate of Sean Wright. We reverse.

The case stems from an automobile accident that occurred on October 17, 1994. The automobile, a 1986 Chevrolet Cavalier owned by Sally J. Mills, was being driven on a rural road in Wayne County by Mills’s son, Jason Hewitt. In addition to…