American Fire & Casualty Co. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

HARWOOD, Justice.

At the time of the accident, which is the basis of the proceedings below, the American Fire and Casualty Company, hereinafter referred to as American, had issued to Mrs. Joel T. Blankenship an automobile liability insurance policy covering an automobile owned by Mrs. Blankenship.

At this same time, there was in effect an automobile liability policy issued by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company to Jack W. Palmer and his wife Beverly Palmer covering a Chevrolet automobile owned by the Palmers.

On 11 June 1968, Mrs. Blankenship was driving the Palmer automobile with…