O'Donnell v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.

After an. opinion was rendered in these cases, the parties have been heard on the question of the distribution of the proceeds of the insurance policy.

Section 7, Chapter 258, G. L. 1923, provides that the insurer shall be directly liable to the injured party but shall not be joined as defendant in the action to establish liability of the insurer; the injured party after having obtained judgment against the insured alone, may proceed on said judgment in a separate action against said insurer. The statute does not provide for any procedure in such action against the insurer different from the…