693 So. 2d 1223 - Johnson v. White’s Empirical Analysis
1997
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1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 617 So. 2d 880 - Stobart v. State Through DOTD · 483 So. 2d 602 - Francois v. Ybarzabal · 623 So. 2d 874 - Norton v. Lewis · 664 So. 2d 398 - Manzella v. Doe · 387 So. 2d 1171 - Benglis Sash & Door Co. v. Leonards
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“Either expressly or tacitly the Court is persuaded from the totality of the evidence that Ms. Williams relied upon her then boyfriend to not only see that the car was repaired or handle the insurance, but also to arrange the selling of this automobile. And apparently all of that was done with Ms. Williams' knowledge and consent. And when I say knowledge, I don't mean active knowledge that she knew the exact date, when, where or what, but she knew that the car was going to be repaired at some point. She knew Mr. Robinson had access to the car, she gave him access to the car. And ultimately she knew that the car was sold to Mr. White. Given all these facts, the Court simply is saying that at the time of the accident, January 26, 1995, the automobile was owned by Ms. Williams, she authorized and gave Mr. White permission to use the car through her friend or agent, either expressly or tacitly, and I'm speaking about Mr. Robinson. So at the time that Mr. White had the automobile, he had it with the proper authorization and permission and consent to use.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]he Safeway policy in this case required that the insured, Ms. Williams, have ownership of the 1981 Lincoln in order to permit the vehicle's use by another. Acceptance of Mr. White's statements regarding Robinson's actions with the vehicle prior to the accident therefore demonstrates that Ms. Williams' ownership of the vehicle and coverage under the policy had ended. In summary, relying upon Ms. Williams' testimony alone, there is insufficient evidence to support the trial court's conclusion that M.L. Robinson acted as Ms. Williams' agent and gave permission to Mr. White to drive Ms. Williams' vehicle on the day of the accident. If Mr. White's testimony is given any weight to support the view that Robinson dealt with the vehicle on Ms. Williams' behalf before the accident, that testimony indicates that the vehicle had been sold to Mr. White. Under either view of the conflicting testimony, there is no coverage which provides for Mr. White's negligent operation of the vehicle.”
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