California State Automobile Assn. v. Foster

Opinion

EVANS, J. *

In this declaratory relief action defendant Foster appeals from a summary judgment in favor of plaintiff insurer, urging he was not an “owner” of the motor vehicle herein, and as a consequence, does not fall within a coverage exclusion contained in the uninsured motorist provision of a policy issued by plaintiff, The appeal presents one basic question: Is a person who parts with possession of a motor vehicle but retains registered title and an equitable interest, an owner within the meaning of a policy provision excluding from uninsured motorist coverage vehicles “owned” by…