J. C. Durick Insurance v. Andrus

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding premiums allegedly due on an insurance contract sold by the plaintiff to the defendant. The transcript of the proceedings below establishes as uncontroverted the following facts. The defendant’s apartment building was insured against fire loss under a policy sold by the plaintiff which terminated on March 28, 1977. This policy had no provisions for automatic renewal. Some two months before the expiration date of the policy, the plaintiff wrote to the defendant recommending that he increase his coverage from the then-existing $40,000 amount to an…