Legal Opinion
Detmer v. United Security Insurance Company
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 1958No. 22700PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAUGHMER, Commissioner.
This case was tried by the court without a jury. There was a finding and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $865 on an automobile collision policy issued by defendant. The defendant has duly perfected an appeal and makes two assignments of error: (1) That a half-ton pickup is not a “private passenger automobile” within the meaning of its insurance policy and (2) the judgment is for an excessive amount.
The policy sued on was issued by defendant company to one Robert Burnett. It contained the following endorsement:
“Use of Other Automobiles. — Insuring Agreement 5.…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ætna Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn. v. BidwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1951
- Poncino v. Sierra Nevada Life & Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1930
- Lloyd v. Columbus Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
- Hoover v. National Casualty Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1942
- Paltani v. Sentinel Life InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by12 opinions
- English v. Old American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Insurance Co. of North America v. CoffmanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Concord General Mutual Insurance Company v. HillsDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1972
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. DurrettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- LeJeune v. Allstate Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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