BARNES v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INS. CO.

Docket No. A031525.

186 Cal.App.3d 541 (1986)

230 Cal. Rptr. 800

THELMA BARNES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

October 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Brian J. Thornton and Meyer & Mitchell for Plaintiff and Appellant.

James H. Thompson, Jr., and Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, Bentley, Wagner & Kane for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

SMITH, J.

While driving on a freeway in Oakland, California, Thelma Barnes collided with a box of dinette chairs that was lying in the road; she lost control of her car, smashed into the center guard rail and was injured. Ms. Barnes submitted a claim under the uninsured motorist provision of her Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide) policy, but Nationwide refused the claim. Ms. Barnes sued Nationwide, claiming that...

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