International Service Insurance v. Iowa National Mutual Insurance

Plaintiff assigns as error the conclusions of law by the trial judge. Plaintiff argues that the statutory provisions relating to transfer of ownership were not complied with until 28 May 1963, one day after the accident, and that ownership of the 1958 Ford remained in Piedmont until that date; that Piedmont gave “broad and unfettered custody, dominion and control ”of the automobile to John Zimmerman on 25 May 1963 and impliedly permitted him to allow his brother, James Zimmerman, to .use it, thereby bringing James within the coverage of defendant’s policy. Plaintiff, however, concedes that…