Fidelity General Insurance v. Nelsen Steel & Wire Co.

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Fidelity General Insurance Company brought this action to recover from defendant Nelsen Steel and Wire Company an amount paid by plaintiff to an injured third party under a contract of insurance covering a motor vehicle rented by defendant from plaintiff’s insured, Pearson’s Car Service. On motions for summary judgments by both parties, the trial court entered judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.

Pearson’s was engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles to be operated by its customers. While Robert Duffy,…