Akkerman
Akkerman v. Grange Ins. Assoc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 ANGELA AKKERMAN, No. 2:20-cv-01379-JAM-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT GRANGE
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION’S MOTION
GRANGE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT and DOES 1-10, 13 Defendants. 14 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 Plaintiff Angela Akkerman (“Akkerman”) was working as a rural postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service on February 8, 2017, when the vehicle she was driving was struck head on by Donald Knox. Pl.’s Resp. to Def.’s Statement of Undisputed Material Facts (“Def.’s SUMF”) ¶ 2, ECF No. 13. Title to the vehicle driven by Knox was registered to Knox’s son-in-law, Darrin Day. Id. ¶ 4. Neither Knox nor Day had insurance. Id. ¶¶ 3, 4. Akkerman, however, had personal automobile insurance issued by Defendant Grange Insurance Association (“Grange”). Id. ¶ 1.
1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing…