Matlock v. Government Employees Insurance Co.

This case seems to hinge on one or both of two concepts: 1) whether “acquisition” means climbing in the car and driving or towing it away, or occurs on the date one becomes its unquestioned owner; and 2) whether, irrespective of rights under the policy, the insurer, by representation, procrastination or indecision, has wiped out a defense on a sort of estoppel basis.

*906I concur in the result for the latter reason, but think the main opinion in saying the word “acquisition” means something in the nature of a taking and asportation to initiate liability under the 30-day clause in the policy is…