Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin

HARRIS, Justice.

The question is whether all automobile liability insurance policies written in this state must conform with the provisions of the motor vehicle financial responsibility chapter of The Code. The trial court ruled they must. We reverse.

On August 11, 1969, John J. Montroni, hereafter the insured, loaned his automobile to Yvette Dorsey, hereafter the driver. The driver was not related to the insured; neither had she attained the age of twenty-five years. While so driving the insured’s automobile, the driver was involved in an accident with another vehicle. Action has been…