Progressive American Insurance v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

STEPHENS, Judge.

On or about 11 January 2003, Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) issued a personal automobile insurance policy to Defendant Theresa Dassinger covering her 1993 Mazda automobile (“the Mazda”). The State Farm policy period was from 11 January 2003 through 31 August 2003. In March 2003, Theresa Dassinger gave the Mazda to her son, Plaintiff Timothy Dassinger, as a gift. Although Timothy Dassinger took possession of the Mazda at the time of the gift, Theresa Dassinger never transferred the Mazda’s title to Timothy Dassinger.

On 17 March 2003,…