Legal Opinion

First National Bank v. Canal Insurance Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 10, 1976No. X-205Published

1Opinion of the Court

MILLS, Judge.

The First National Bank, plaintiff in a suit on an automobile insurance policy, appeals from a final summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, Canal Insurance Company.

The issue before us is whether the trial court erred in its entry of the judgment which was based on the ground that the facts presented to it established as a matter of law a bailment lease between the owner of a trailer and his driver.

First National financed the purchase of the trailer by the Bryans who gave it a note and security agreement. By endorsement, Canal added the trailer to a policy covering a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Firemans Fund Ins. Co. of San Francisco v. BoydSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  2. Graff Enterprises v. Canal Insurance Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  3. Motors Insurance v. StanleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1959

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