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Andrew Palermo vs. Pyramid Insurance Co., Inc.

ANDREW PALERMO, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PYRAMID INSURANCE CO., INC., defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-36480 | 1988-05-31

D E C I S I O N

GRINO-AQUINO, J.:

The Court of Appeals certified this case to Us for proper disposition as the only question involved is the interpretation of the provision of the insurance contract regarding the "authorized driver" of the insured motor vehicle.

On March 7, 1969, the insured, appellee Andrew Palermo, filed a complaint in the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental against Pyramid Insurance Co., Inc., for payment of his claim under a Private Car Comprehensive Policy MV-1251 issued by the defendant (Exh. A).

In its answer, the appellant Pyramid Insurance Co., Inc., alleged that it disallowed the claim because at...