Mollihan v. Stephany

This is a contest between Dennis J. Mollihan, the plaintiff, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the garnishee, over the validity of an automobile policy issued by the latter to Joseph Stephany, the defendant, on December 4,1970. Stephany, while driving, his automobile on December 10, 1970, had a rear-end collision with the plaintiff’s automobile. The plaintiff suffered personal injuries, obtained a default judgment against Stephany and promptly filed a garnishment proceeding against State Farm.

State Farm denied indebtedness to Stephany in its answers to interrogatories…