Inter-Insurance Exchange of the Chicago Motor Club v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.

Peter Patterson, a prospective automobile purchaser, while test-driving an automobile owned by Roseland Buick, an automobile dealer, collided with another car. Joseph Bellazini, a Roseland salesman, who was accompanying Mr. Patterson, was injured. Mr. Bellazini recovered Workmens Compensation benefits from Roseland, and also filed a common law action for damages against Mr. Patterson who was insured by the plaintiff, Inter-Insurance Exchange. The plaintiff tendered the defense of Mr. Bellazims action to the defendant, Employers Mutual Casualty, Roseland’s carrier, and the defendant refused to…