Oregon Auto. Ins. Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

HEALY, Circuit Judge.

This is a proceeding to obtain a judgment declaring which of two insurance companies is obliged to assume liability in respect of suits growing out of personal injury and property damage sustained in an automobile accident involving an insured named Suter.

A bare outline of the facts will suffice to disclose the problem. On October 15, 1949, Suter, while operating a Mercury automobile belonging to the Redmond Motor Company with the latter’s consent, collided with a car owned and operated by William Morris, in which Morris’ wife, Beulah, was riding. Both the Morrises were…