Chancler v. American Hardware Mutual Insurance

BISTLINE, Justice.

HISTORY

This is a declaratory judgment action in which plaintiffs-appellants, Stevon Christensen and Denny Chancier, have requested a judicial determination of insurance coverage provided by the defendant-respondent, American Hardware Mutual Insurance Co.

The facts of this case are undisputed. On May 1, 1980, Christensen suffered severe and permanently debilitating injuries when a crane sold by Chancier collapsed on him as he was operating it. The crane sold by Chancier was a used crane, and before selling it, Chancier had modified it by adding a ten-foot extension to the boom.