Rodda v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

The appellants, holders of a judgment against an insured motorist, sought unsuccessfully below to establish that the appellee, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide), had a liability up to $30,000 under a policy which the company said had a maximum limit of $20,000. The appellant, Rita Lucille Rodda, had suffered personal injuries while riding in a 19S0 Dodge automobile owned by Malcolm V. Burton (Malcolm) and driven by his son Bobb Burton (Bobb) with his father’s permission. She and her mother recovered judgment for $37,812.00 against Bobb and the driver of the other car, one…