Progressive Specialty Ins. v. Hammonds

Progressive Specialty Insurance Company ("Progressive") appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Ellis Monroe Hammonds on Progressive's third-party claim against Hammonds. The trial court made the summary judgment final, pursuant to Rule 54(b), A.R.Civ.P.

On January 19, 1987, Hammonds's automobile, in which James Scott Fuller was a passenger, collided with a second vehicle. As a result of that accident, Fuller sustained serious injuries and subsequently died. At the time of the accident, Hammonds carried automobile liability insurance with Alfa Mutual Insurance Company ("Alfa")1;…