Maxey v. American Casualty Co.

Larry C. Briggs, trading as the Briggs Motor Company, gave M. Anderson Maxey express permission to use temporarily an automobile owned and used by Briggs in the conduct of his business. Maxey, while driving the automobile on business of his own, was involved in an accident that caused the death of D. A. Murphy. The administratrix of Murphy instituted an action for wrongful death and recovered a judgment for $8,000 against Maxey.

On June 21, 1940, Briggs purchased from the American Casualty Company an automobile garage liability policy, the coverage of which included the automobile involved in…