Hammond v. Western Casualty & Guaranty Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiffs obtained j udgment against the defendants on a policy of insurance against liability for damages sustained by workmen injured while in the plaintiffs’ employ. The defendants appeal.

The plaintiffs, building contractors, purchased from the Western Casualty & Guaranty Insurance Company á policy of insurance, to protect them against liability on acount of injury to workmen while in the employ of the plaintiffs. The policy was purchased from Tanner, Cook & Company, agents of the Western Casualty & Guaranty Insurance Company, an…