Providence Washington Insurance v. Valley Forge Insurance

Opinion

STRANKMAN, P. J.

An insurance company sued other insurance companies to recover contribution on the settlement of third party claims. The third parties had been injured when their rental van’s tire blew out, overturning the van on the freeway, and they claimed that the van’s owner negligently maintained and rented the van. The van was registered to a sole proprietorship rental agency and had received regular maintenance at service stations owned by the same sole proprietor. Plaintiff insurance company defended the sole proprietor under a business automobile liability policy issued in…