Heider v. Commercial Insurance Company

In this action plaintiff Heider attempts to obtain indemnity from defendant for the amount he paid to satisfy the judgment affirmed in Gowin v. Heider, 1964, 237 Or 266, 386 P2d 1, 391 P2d 630. At the times material to the case of Gowin v. Heider, supra, defendant, in the instant case, was bound to Heider on a comprehensive liability policy. In the instant action, Heider claims that policy requires defendant to indemnify him for the judgment he was obliged to pay to Gowin. The case was tried to the court without a jury. The court found for defendant and entered judgment accordingly. Plaintiff…