Collins v. Northwest Casualty Co.

This case arises out of a liability policy of insurance issued by the respondent to the late Mrs. Wallace G. Collins, covering a Buick automobile owned by her. Mrs. Collins maintained a home in Seattle, in which her adult son, Frederick B. Collins, the appellant, and a housekeeper lived with her. She had another son, Wallace G. Collins, who was married and maintained his own home in that city. The appellant, while living with his mother, maintained a car of his own, which he permitted her to use, and she in turn had given him permission to use her ear. He and his mother used one or other of…