Safeco Insurance v. Dairyland Mutual Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtMcGovern, J.
Plaintiffs brought this action in declaratory form asking the trial court to rule on a question of insurance coverage. Plaintiff Safeco Insurance Company may be referred to as Safeco and defendant Dairyland Mutual Insurance Company referred to as Dairyland Mutual.
On August 22, 1964, J. Viola Benson, then in need of automobile liability insurance, discussed possible coverage with a Dairyland Mutual salesman, Mr. Robert Thompson. They considered the fact that her nephew, Harold S. Waller, Jr., was under the age of 25 years and occasionally used her automobile.
A policy was ordered and the…
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- Government Employees Insurance v. WoodsWashington Supreme Court · 1961
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