United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Doheny

HEALY, Circuit Judge.

In December, 1934, Roberta and Marguerite Doheny were killed in a highway accident in Montana while riding as guests in an automobile operated for the partnership of Coverdale & Johnson. In suits in the state court for their wrongful death, appellee, as administratrix, recovered two judgments of $5,116 each against the partnership. Doheny v. Coverdale & Johnson, 104 Mont. 534, 68 P.2d 142. Appellant, which had issued a public liability policy to the partnership, participated in the defense of these actions. Writs of execution against the judgment debtor having been…