National Union Fire Insurance v. Bruce

This writ of error, granted National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, brings under review a judgment based upon a jury verdict in the sum of $38,893.00 awarded George L. Bruce, the plaintiff, for the gross negligence of Donald F. Divers, the defendant. The defendant was an uninsured motorist, and the insurance company, the plaintiff’s uninsured motorist carrier, appeared in the court below and participated in the trial. Morris W. Whitaker also was a party defendant in the trial court, and verdict and judgment were in his favor. He is not now before us.

The accident in…