Federated American Insurance v. Strong

This is a declaratory judgment action, brought to determine whether an insurance policy purchased by Clyde Strong provides him with liability and collision coverage with respect to certain automobile collisions. The trial court and Court of Appeals held that there was no coverage. We reverse.

In December 1977, Clyde Strong's wife Lisa, while driving his Oldsmobile Toronado automobile, intentionally collided with two other automobiles. Lisa first drove the Toronado into an automobile driven by Constance A. Lin-dell; then, she drove the Toronado around the Lindell automobile and rammed a second…