COLONIAL INS. CO. OF CAL. v. Blankenship

Plaintiff David P. Sandford appeals an order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, granting summary judgment in favor of respondent Colonial National Insurance Company (Colonial). We affirm.

On September 20, 1986, Colonial renewed an automobile liability insurance policy that Colonial had previously issued to John Lloyd Johnson. Colonial’s policy with Johnson insured Johnson’s 1982 Chevrolet Camaro.

On October 3, 1986, Johnson sold the Camaro to his cousin, Roger Lee Blankenship, for $7000. Blankenship paid Johnson $5000 of the purchase price and orally agreed to pay the…