Legal Opinion
Paulson v. National Indemnity Company
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1972No. 1462PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
The principal issue in this case is whether the Alaska Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act1 requires that an “owner’s” policy, certified as proof of financial responsibility for the future, must cover all vehicles owned by the insured.
In October of 1966 Henry Dacy, while driving a 1960 GMC pickup truck, collided with a vehicle driven by appellant Carl Paulson. At the time this accident occurred, Dacy also owned a 1966 Chevrolet pickup truck. In the fall of 1965, Dacy, who then owned only the 1960 pickup, was convicted of driving while intoxicated. As a result of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Freimuth v. Glens Falls InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1957
- Government Employees Insurance v. WoodsWashington Supreme Court · 1961
- Hart v. National Indemnity CompanyAlaska Supreme Court · 1967
- Metcalf v. MetcalfWashington Supreme Court · 1957
- Michael Lynn, by His Next Friend, Mrs. L. G. Lynn v. Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Known as Nationwide Insurance Company, Jo Nell Stafford Guest, by Her Next Friend, Mrs. Myrtle J. Stafford v. Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Known as Nationwide Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
3Cited by3 opinions
- Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Concord General Mutual InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Govern. Emp. Ins. v. Concord Gen. Mut. Ins.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- National Indemnity Co. v. ShermanAlaska Supreme Court · 1989