Fugate v. Mooney

OPINION

HANSEN, Judge.

¶ 1 Plaintiff/Appellant James Fugate had stopped to help extinguish a roadside fire when Defendant Richard Mooney’s vehicle struck him. He was crushed between two vehicles and sustained severe and permanent injuries. His medical bills totaled approximately $180,000.00. Fugate and his wife, Appellant Rachael Fugate (collectively Fu- gate), sued Mooney for negligence and Shelter Insurance Co. for uninsured/underin-sured motorists (UM) benefits. Mooney’s insurer paid its coverage limit of $25,000.00, and Shelter Insurance Co. paid its UM coverage limit of $35,000.00.…