Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Johnston
California Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1973No. Sac. 7944PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McCOMB, J.
This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment that an insurance policy issued by plaintiff covered defendant Billy Milton Johnston for an accident on March 9, 1968, when he was driving a 1964 Chevrolet Impala. The trial court found coverage under the “temporary substitute automobile” provision of the policy. The record sustains the propriety of that ruling, and other points raised by the parties need not be discussed.
Facts: The facts are not essentially disputed. On March 13, 1967, plaintiff issued a policy to Milton H. Johnston covering a 1957 Chevrolet, and this policy was…
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