Zurich Insurance Co. v. Rombough

Appellant seeks reversal of the decision of the Court of Appeals reversing the Clinton County Circuit Court’s declaratory judgment that Zurich Insurance Company was not obliged to defend its insured, Harry Rombough, in an automobile negligence action pending in Clinton County Circuit Court.

On September 9, 1965, one Richard Latz filed the above referenced automobile negligence action. Rombough was named as codefendant under Michigan’s “owner-liability” statute 2 on the basis of allegations that he owned the vehicle with which Latz’ car had collided and that said vehicle was being driven at the…