Mitchell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

WELBORN, Commissioner.

This is a proceeding by which plaintiff-respondent Ruth Mitchell sought to apply the indemnity provisions of an automobile liability insurance policy to the payment of a $25,000 judgment obtained by her against Derrel Kontz for the death of her husband in an automobile accident. The action was brought against Farmers Insurance Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “Farmers”), its attorney in fact, Farmers Underwriters Association, and Kontz, the alleged insured of Farmers. Farmers defended on the grounds that the policy of insurance upon which its asserted liability was…