Legal Opinion
Brenner v. Aetna Insurance Company
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 26, 1968No. 2 CA-CIV 530PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOLLOY, Judge.
The appellant, Stanley Brenner, was accidentally shot by James Luzadder while both were riding as passengers in a motor vehicle owned by Luzadder. The question on appeal in this declaratory judgment action is whether either of two insurance companies has the duty to defend Luzadder in a damage suit commenced against him by Brenner.
The facts are simple and, insofar as critical, without dispute. Brenner, Luzadder and one Hardy went on a hunting and exploration trip over Labor Day weekend, 1966. The party journeyed north and eastward from Tucson in Luzadder’s Ford Bronco vehicle…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. Of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Jenkins v. Mayflower Insurance ExchangeArizona Supreme Court · 1963
- Schmidt v. Utilities Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1944
- Manufacturers Casualty Insurance v. Goodville Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- National Union F. Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. BruecksNebraska Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by82 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PartridgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. LindseyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Kangas v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Transamerica Insurance Group v. United Pacific InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PaynterCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1979
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