Crawley v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance

SHORES, Justice.

This case began with a complaint to reach and apply the proceeds of an automobile liability policy to the satisfaction of a judgment against Willie Lee Ballard. The trial court found that Ballard was not an insured since his use of the vehicle was not with the express permission of the named insured and rendered a judgment for the defendants. From this ruling the plaintiff appeals.

On April 15, 1969, Mr. Willie Lee Ballard, an independent trucker, was making a delivery to Home Farm Supply Company in Troy, Alabama. While his truck was being unloaded, Mr. Ballard asked Mr. James…