Boyd v. Bowman’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Connecticut General Life Insurance v. Craton · State Security Life Insurance v. Kintner · 137 W. Va. 455 - Farley v. American Automobile Insurance · Caldwell v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · Henry Farber and Sam Levy, Third-Party v. Great American Insurance Company, Third-Party
Most-quoted passages
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“"PART I LIABILITY "Coverage A Bodily Injury Liability; "Coverage B Property Damage Liability "To pay on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of: "A. bodily injury * * * sustained by any person; * * * * * * arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of the owned automobile or any non-owned automobile * * *. * * * * * * "Persons Insured The following are Insureds under Part I: (a) with respect to the owned automobile, (1) the Named Insured and any resident of the same household, (2) any other person using such automobile with the permission of the Named Insured. * * * * * * * * * (b) with respect to a non-owned automobile, (1) the Named Insured, (2) any relative * * *, provided his actual operation * * * is with the permission * * * of the owner. * * * * * * "Definitions Under Part I: `Named Insured' means the individual named in Item 1 of the declarations and also includes his spouse, if a resident of the same household; `Insured' means a person * * * described under `Persons Insured'; `relative' means a relative of the Named Insured who is a resident of the same household; `owned automobile' means (a) a private passenger * * * automobile described in this policy for which a specific premium charge indicates that coverage is afforded. * * * * * * (c) a private passenger * * * automobile ownership of which is acquired by the Named Insured during the policy period, provided (1) it replaces an owned ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“owned and regularly used by members of the family.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Boyd v. Bowman
How this case has been treated — in progress
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