Hertz Corp. v. New South Insurance

LEWIS, Judge.

Bennie Prince rented a car from plaintiff and accidentally drove it into Chinita Murphy’s Buick. Ms. Murphy and her passengers were injured and the Buick was damaged. The accident took place in Wilmington, North Carolina.

At the time of the accident, Mr. Prince was the named insured of an automobile insurance policy issued by defendant New South Insurance Company (“New South”). The New South policy reads,

PART A — LIABILITY COVERAGE

INSURING AGREEMENT

We will pay damages for bodily injury or property damage for which any insured becomes legally responsible because of an auto…