Hames Ready Mix, Inc. v. Transit Casualty Co.

SHINN. J. *

—Defendant appeals from a judgment imposing liability under an automobile insurance policy issued to plaintiffs by defendant and awarding plaintiffs damages. The court found that a 1960 Kenworth tractor acquired by plaintiffs and damaged in an accident was a replacement for a 1955 Ken-worth tractor described in the policy and was therefore covered by the policy. The sole issue on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to support this finding.

The policy in question extended coverage to “newly acquired automobiles,” defined as follows: “(2) Newly Acquired Automobile—an automobile,…