Legal Opinion
National Automobile & Casualty Insurance v. Contreras
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 20, 1987No. C000702PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, Acting P. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment declaring that a policy of automobile insurance, issued by plaintiff National Automobile and Casualty Insurance Company (National), covers the use of a borrowed pickup truck driven by defendant, Jamie Contreras (Contreras), a relative of the named insured. At issue is whether the truck is a “private passenger automobile,” as that phrase is used in the provisions of the policy applying to nonowned automobiles. We conclude that it is not. We shall reverse the judgment.
Facts
The facts are simple and not in dispute. In January 1982,…
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