American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Big Four Taxi Co.

Hatcher, President:

This is an action in assumpsit in which the circuit court directed a verdict for and entered a judgment in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff seeks a reversal here.

The defendant was in the taxi business and secured from the plaintiff on December 6, 1929, an insurance policy in demnifying- against loss resulting from claims for damages arising out of tbe operation of its automobiles. Attached to tbe policy was tbe West Virginia compulsory endorsement, which is in part as follows:

“It is further understood and agreed that the obligations and promises of said policy shall…