Allstate Insurance Company v. White

On the evening of December 24, 1994, Ronald R White was a passenger in a truck driven by Ronald C. Steele, Jr. The truck was traveling westbound on Route 53, a two-lane highway in Fluvanna County. White was severely injured when the truck left the highway, traveled along a ditch line until it struck a rock, became airborne, and landed upside down between two trees. White and Steele were hospitalized.

White filed a motion for judgment against Steele and an unidentified John Doe, seeking recovery for the damages he sustained in the accident. White alleged that Steele was reckless and negligent…