Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. National Indemnity Co.

This is an appeal from a final decree in a declaratory judgment suit wherein the trial court declared void ab initio a policy of automobile liability insurance issued by National Indemnity Company (“National”), to John Taylor Brown, deceised, (“Brown”). The decree further provided that National had no duty to pay any part of a judgment obtained by Obadiah R. Merricks against Brown’s administrator.

This case was heard by the trial court on depositions and the exhibits which were filed.

We awarded an appeal from the decree to Utica Insurance Company (“Utica”) and Safeguard Insurance Company…