Motorists Mutual Insurance v. Columbus Finance, Inc.

Brown, Judge.

{¶ 1} Columbus Finance, Inc. (“CFI”), defendant-appellant, appeals the judgment of the Franklin County Municipal Court, in which the court found that Motorists Mutual Insurance Company, plaintiff-appellee, was entitled to recover an automobile liability insurance payout made by Motorists to CFI.

{¶ 2} CFI financed a vehicle purchased by Monica Randall and obtained a security interest on the vehicle. On July 17, 2003, Randall was a passenger in the vehicle she owned, while the vehicle was being operated on Interstate 71 in Columbus, Ohio, by Shirley Simons. Simons and Randall were…