Bro v. Standard Accident Insurance Co.

The following opinion was filed October 11, 1927:

Stevens, J.

The single question presented is whether the provision of the policy quoted above gave the defendant Nicol indemnity so that recovery could be had of the insurance company. That in turn depends on the question whether defendant Nicol was legally operating the automobile with the permission of an adult member of Mr. Moran’s household at the time the injury was inflicted.

The jury found that defendant Nicol was operating the automobile at the time of the accident with the permission of Emmett Moran, who was an adult member of the…