Truck Insurance Exchange v. Rohde

In this action, the Truck Insurance Exchange sought a declaratory judgment to determine the extent to which, by a contract of insurance, it had indemnified the named insured against liability to third persons, which contractual liability arose from the following stipulated facts:

An automobile owned by the defendant Roy Rohde was covered by the public liability insurance policy here in question. On May 3, 1953, at approximately 6:45 p. m., he was operating the automobile on a state highway. At that time, three motorcycles were approaching from the opposite direction, traveling on their own…