Georgia Casualty & Surety Company v. Dorothy Marie Knott

This is a suit for a declaratory judgment brought by plaintiff-appellant insurance company seeking to avoid any obligation to defend state court negligence actions against defendants. The state court actions resulted from a fatal accident on September 9, 1962, while Elzie Knott, the father of the insured defendant, was driving. Plaintiff-appellant’s claim for avoidance of liability was based upon the contentions 1) that the insurance policy was not in force on the date of the accident, and 2) that Elzie Knott was not driving the automobile with the “permission” of the insured, as required by…