Behringer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Quin v. Hoffmann (1954), 265 Wis. 636, 62 N. W. (2d) 423, held that permission given to an unlicensed driver is not “permission” as used in the statutory omnibus coverage clause. In my opinion that decision should be overruled. It was apparently considered that sec. 204.30 (3), Stats., was not enacted for the protection of persons injured but only for the benefit of the additional assured. That was too narrow a view. Ch. 349, Laws of 1955, effective July 8, 1955, changed the rule of Quin v. Hoffmann but the instant case arose before *597that date. On the basis of the foregoing, I agree that the…