Legal Opinion

American States Insurance v. Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided April 6, 2001No. 83,670PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marquardt, J.;

Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company (Farmers) appeals the trial court’s ruling that it was required to provide automobile liability insurance coverage to Mychael and Anna May (Mays). We reverse.

On December 20, 1997, the Mays, neighbors of Angela How, agreed to purchase How’s car for $500. The Mays paid How $300 *755and took possession of the car on December 20. They agreed to pay the remaining $200 at a later time. How had insured the car with Farmers.

December 20 was a Saturday. How planned to remove her tags from the car on Monday, December 22, when the courthouse was open…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Amco Insurance v. BeckSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
  2. Farmers Insurance v. SchillerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
  3. Giblin Ex Rel. Helm v. GiblinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
  4. Heshion Motors, Inc. v. Trinity Universal InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1981
  5. Brown v. Tri-State Insurance Co. & Securities Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1954

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Layne Christensen Co. v. Zurich CanadaCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2002
  2. Penn-America Insurance v. Johnson ex rel. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 2003

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