Mathers v. Roxy Auto Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Chidsey,

Plaintiff, David Mathers, brought suit in assumpsit against the defendant corporation, Roxy Auto Company, to recover damages for breach of an alleged oral agreement by the defendant to purchase liability insurance, which agreement plaintiff claims was entered into about two days prior to the execution of a writ*641ten bailment lease covering the purchase by plaintiff of an automobile. About three weeks after the execution of and during the term of the bailment lease, a pedestrian was struck and injured by the automobile while being operated by the plaintiff. The…