Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Nationwide Mutual Insuramce

ORR, Judge.

On 3 October 1986, an auto collision occurred between John Slater and Ralph McLean. At the time, Slater was driving a truck *179owned by William Sawyer. Sawyer’s truck was insured for liability through Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (Aetna). McLean filed an action against Slater for damages which he sustained in the crash.

Thereafter, Aetna filed this declaratory judgment action. Its complaint states that Slater is not an insured motorist under the terms of its policy with Sawyer, the owner of the truck. Instead, Aetna alleged that its policy does not cover Slater because Slater was…