Buckeye Union Insurance v. Stiffler

Baird, Judge.

This cause comes before the court upon the appeal of Buckeye Union Insurance Company (“Buckeye Union”) from the judgment of the Elyria Municipal Court dismissing Ralph E. Mooney from a law suit involving a motor vehicle accident. Ralph Mooney cosigned the driver’s license of defendant, Tracy A. Stiffler, who is a minor.

On June 16,1988, Tracy A. Stiffler drove a motor vehicle, owned by William Butson, who was a passenger in the vehicle. Apparently, Tracy failed to stop at a stop sign and entered an intersection and struck a vehicle insured by Buckeye Union. Tracy was a minor when…