Legal Opinion
Butler v. Farmers Insurance
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 20, 1980No. 2 CA-CIV 3328PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.
The question to be decided in this appeal is one of first impression in Arizona: Whether an innocent purchaser of a stolen automobile has an insurable interest in the vehicle. We believe appellant, under the facts of this case, did have an insurable interest and reverse.
In late 1976, appellant purchased a 1967 Austin-Healy automobile for approximately $3,500 and an Arizona Certificate of Title to the automobile was transferred from the seller to appellant at that time. It was stipulated that appellant was without notice that the automobile might have been stolen…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Hessen v. Iowa Automobile Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Reznick v. Home Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Barnett v. London Assurance Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1926
- Scarola v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Snethen v. Oklahoma State Union of the Farmers Educational & Cooperative UnionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Butler v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1980
- Snethen v. OKL. UN. OF FARMERS EDUCATIONAL & CO-OP. UN.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983