Belford Trucking Co. v. Bartlett

OWEN, Chief Judge.

Involved here is a question of whether the lessee of a motor vehicle was entitled to coverage under an automobile liability insurance policy issued by appellee-Transit Casualty Company to the lessor of the vehicle.

This case is the sequel to Leaseco, Inc. v. Bartlett, Fla.App.1971, 257 So.2d 629 (cert. den. Fla. 1972, 262 So.2d 447). We there affirmed the judgment which Mr. Bartlett had recovered in his suit for the wrongful death of his wife arising out of the negligence of Bobby Dale Bowman while operating a truck which had been leased from the owner, Leaseco, Inc. The…