Belling v. Harn

Was the wife a resident of the same household as her husband at the time of the accident here involved? If she was, she was covered by the automobile liability policy secured by her husband. which defined “named insured” to include “his spouse, if a resident of the same household.” At the time of the accident the wife and husband were voluntarily living separate and apart, the husband leaving the family home following the commencement of divorce proceedings by the wife.

The expressions, “resident of household,” “member of family,” and the like often appear in automobile liability policies “in…