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State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Waaga

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 14, 1963
314 F.2d 343 (5th Cir. 1963)

Opinion

No. 19946.

March 14, 1963.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; William Harold Cox, Judge.

Scott Talbert, Houston, Tex., Henry E. Barksdale, Jackson, Miss., P.D. Greaves, Robert B. Adam, Gulfport, Miss. (Lipscomb Barksdale, Jackson, Miss., J.C. Seaman, Jr., Gulfport, Miss., of counsel), for appellant.

Jason H. Floyd, Gulfport, Miss., J. Boyce Holleman, Wiggins, Miss. (Floyd Holleman, Robert B. Adam, Gulfport, Miss., of counsel), for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, RIVES and GEWIN, Circuit Judges.


The sole question presented is whether or not the automobile driven by the insured's son at the time of the collision was furnished for the "regular use" either of the son or of the insured so as to be excluded from coverage under the following policy provision:

"INSURING AGREEMENT II DOES NOT APPLY:

"(1) to a non-owned automobile (a) * * *, (b) hired by or furnished to the named insured or a relative for regular use, or (c). * * *"

After full findings of fact the district court held that the insurer "has not proved such exception to coverage by a preponderance of the evidence." That conclusion was inescapable from the findings of fact, which were not "clearly erroneous." Rule 52(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The judgment is therefore

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Waaga

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 14, 1963
314 F.2d 343 (5th Cir. 1963)
Case details for

State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Waaga

Case Details

Full title:STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Robert…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 14, 1963

Citations

314 F.2d 343 (5th Cir. 1963)

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