Sterios v. Southern Surety Co.

— On May 8,1917, the Southern Surety Company, organized under the laws of Oklahoma and authorized to do business in the state of Washington, delivered to Louis Stereos an indemnity policy of insurance, agreeing to indemnify him against loss not exceeding $5,000 that might result to him by reason of bodily injuries sustained by any third person through the use of a certain automobile owned by him. The policy provided that the company would defend in the name of the insured any suit brought against him to enforce a claim for personal injuries. On September 25, 1917, while the policy was in…