Mauel v. Wisconsin Automobile Insurance

After the owners of the garage were discharged by the court in the action begun against them as described in the complaint, an execution was issued against Knapp to recover the amount of damages awarded against him; the execution was returned wholly unsatisfied. No appeal was taken from the judgment discharging the owners of the garage, who were the assured under the policy with which we are concerned. This policy states clearly that the assured were protected against liability imposed by law, and that the insurer undertook the payment of any such liability.

The learned trial judge declared…