Newton v. Nicholas

Gernon, J.:

Ohio Casualty Insurance Company (Ohio) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Ryan Newton, Susan Gordon, and Christy Sheehan. The court found that Ohio was liable for injuries sustained by Newton, Gordon, and Sheehan in their underlying personal injury claim. They were injured when the vehicle they were in struck a 500-gallon water tank that had fallen from a flatbed truck driven and owned by Doyle Nicholas.

The injuries occurred when the car driven by Gordon and owned by her father struck the water tank. Gordon’s automobile was insured against…