Pred v. Employers Indemnity Corp.

In an action on a policy for collision insurance, plaintiff recovered a judgment for damages to his automobile, occasioned by coming in contact with an embankment at the side of a highway on which the car was being operated. Defendant appeals.

Two questions are presented for determination, both of which are dependent upon the interpretation to be placed upon the terms of the policy. Defendant denies liability on these grounds: (1) Because the collision occurred while the automobile was being operated by one who had no authority to operate it. (2) The fact that the automobile left the highway…