Slater v. General Cas. Co. of America

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Plaintiff, Robert Slater, recovered a judgment in trespass in the sum of $11,365.55 against James Pellican for damages sustained when he was a passenger in the latter’s automobile, and then brought this suit in assumpsit against Pellican’s insurance carrier, the General Casualty Company of America, alleging its liability under a policy wherein it agreed to assume any obligation to which Pellican would become subject on account of injuries sustained by a passenger while riding in his car. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for |5,000, the face amount…