Case Name: AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Martin NEWTON, Appellee
Court: Arizona Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Arizona
Decision Date: 1972-09-14
Citations: 18 Ariz. App. 115
Docket Number: No. 2 CA-CIV 1142
Parties: AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Martin NEWTON, Appellee.
Judges: KRUCKER, C. J., and HATHAWAY, J., concur.
Reporter: Arizona Appeals Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 115–116

Head Matter:
500 P.2d 900
AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Martin NEWTON, Appellee.
No. 2 CA-CIV 1142.
Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.
Sept. 14, 1972.
Rehearings Denied Oct. 11, 1972.
Review Denied Dec. 12, 1972.
Chandler, Tullar, Udall & Richmond by D. B. Udall, Tucson, for appellant.
Goldbaum & Goetz by Norris L. Ganson, Tucson, for appellee.
Barber, Haralson, Giles & Moore by Dale Haralson, Tucson, for amici curiae Powell.

Opinion:
HOWARD, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment on stipulated facts in favor of the appellee and against the appellant insurance company. There is but one question dispositive of this appeal: Is an insurance company precluded from denying liability for a judgment rendered against a former insured when the policy of insurance has been terminated prior to the accident because of a nonpayment of premium, but the insurance company does not return the SR-1A form to the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Highway Department? This issue has recently been decided in the case of Nicholas v. Carolina Casualty Co., 17 Ariz. App. 252, 497 P.2d 72 (1972) wherein the court held that the failure to file an SR-1A form does not preclude an insurer from denying liability.
Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court awarding judgment in favor of the appellee and against the appellant is reversed.
KRUCKER, C. J., and HATHAWAY, J., concur.
. The Arizona Supreme Court denied review on July 13, 1972.