State Farm Mutual Insurance v. Padilla

State Farm Mutual Insurance Company appeals from a judgment declaring that Manuel Padilla, deceased, obtained a policy of insurance on a 1965 Rambler Marlin and that such policy was in effect on June 11, 1971. The sole issue is whether there is sufficient evidence to support the findings of fact essential to the conclusion of coverage.

The following facts are virtually undisputed. On June 11, 1971, Manuel Padilla and James Wonch were killed in an automobile accident. The Padilla and Wonch families are relative strangers. A few years prior to the accident, the Padillas moved to Colville,…