Wilson v. AUTOMOBILE OWNERS ASSOCIATION INSURANCE COMPANY.
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sutton.
We will refer to the plaintiff in error, who was plaintiff below, as “Wilson” and to defendant in error as the “insurer.”
The sole material question for decision presented is whether an automobile accident occurred within the terms of a certain insurance policy when a passenger was violently thrown to the floor and injured upon an unexpected, sudden, emergency stopping of the vehicle. It was so alleged by Wilson in her action in the trial court and denied by the insurer.
The undisputed evidence is that on August 15, 1959, Wilson was riding as a passenger in an…
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