Busboom v. Capital Fire Insurance

Redick, District Judge.

Action for loss under a policy of fire insurance upon a threshing machine. The Capital Fire Insurance Company, having its principal place of business at Lincoln, Nebraska, was represented by Lavoni & Son as agents for the writing of insurance at Sidney, Nebraska. Plaintiff, Ernest Bus-boom, was a farmer, and while out in the field was solicited by Carl Lavoni, an employee of Lavoni & Son, and J. H. McNew, district manager of defendant, to take out a policy of insurance on the thresher in question. McNew wrote out the application and the plaintiff signed it, together…