Legal Opinion

Behringer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 7, 1957PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, J.

It is contended by Universal Underwriters that the affidavits in support of the motion for summary judgment conclusively establish that the SR — 21 was filed *590by it through mistake which renders the SR-21 ineffective for any purpose of imposing liability upon it. Such mistake consists of its assumption, based upon the information at hand when it filed the SR-21, that the sixteen-year-old Arden Leffel possessed a driver’s license at the time of the accident instead of merely an instruction permit.

Under the provisions of sec. 85.08 (7), Stats., Arden was restricted to driving only during…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Laughnan v. GriffithsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Prisuda v. General Casualty Co. of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Schimke v. Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of HermanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Maurer v. FesingWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Marple v. American Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Henthorn v. M. G. C. Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Schaffer v. Mill Owners Mutual InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1965
  3. LaPoint v. RichardsWashington Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Seaford v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961
  5. Kurz v. CollinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959

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