Cameron Mutual Insurance Co. v. Proctor

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

Respondent was successful in the trial court in procuring a declaration that it was not required to defend or pay any judgment in an action for personal injuries brought by Ruthie A. Proctor against the Defendant Ad Litem for Charles James (C.J.) Proctor, deceased, who was Ruthie’s estranged husband. The basis for the decision was that Ruthie was a named insured under respondent’s automobile policy and was thus excluded from coverage.

The facts, mostly having been stipulated, are these: Ruthie and C.J. were married in September, 1965, but had separated and were…