Yahnke v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.

CAMERON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment which found that plaintiff was not covered under the “newly acquired automobile” clause of defendant insurance company’s policy of insurance issued to plaintiff.

Plaintiff was previously covered in regard to his first automobile, and we are called upon to determine when, under provisions of defendant insurance company’s policy, he “acquired ownership” of the second automobile, a 1946 Willys Jeep.

Plaintiff’s father, Melvin Yahnke, acquired the Willys Jeep from the Ganado Mission in the early part of 1961. The vehicle was in need of…