UNION AUTO. INDEM. ASS'N v. SHIELDS

No. 95-1736.

79 F.3d 39 (1996)

UNION AUTOMOBILE INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry V. SHIELDS, as Natural Father and Custodial Parent of Dana Anne Shields, a Deceased Minor, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig M. McKee (argued), Wilkinson, Goelelr, Modesitt, Wilkinson & Drummy, Terre Haute, IN, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert L. Wright (argued), Wright, Shagley & Lowery, Terre Haute, IN, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Harry V. Shields appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Union Automobile Indemnity Association ("Union"). We affirm.

I. Background

On June 24, 1990 Christopher D. Williams lost control of the automobile he was driving in Coles County, Illinois, crossed the centerline of the road, and crashed into an oncoming vehicle, causing the death of Dana Anne Shields, a passenger in Williams's car. Dana was...

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