Whitehead v. Fleet Towing Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE EARNS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This garnishment action was brought by Lanny Whitehead, plaintiff, to collect a personal injury judgment from insurance policies issued by defendants, Lloyds of London, English and American Insurance Co. and Orion Insurance Co. The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff for $76,000 plus interest, from which defendants-garnishees appeal.

Fleet Towing Company, a maritime company doing business on the Mississippi River in 1972, hired the brokerage firm of Lawton-Byrne-Bruner of St. Louis, Missouri, to procure liability…