American Motorists Insurance Company v. Trinity Universal Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of the court below, declaring the rights and legal relations of the parties under a garage liability insurance policy, issued to Tom Felton, Inc., covering all automobiles owned by the latter and used for certain purposes. The vehicle involved here was a 1951 Mercury, which was damaged in an accident and which the lower court held to have been delivered to the dealer in a trade for a new car. The basic issue is whether actual delivery of the old Mercury had been consummated at the time of the accident.
The appellant contends that if title to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- World Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. PuckettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Wilson Motor Co. v. Lamping Motors, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1938