Libertin v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Respondent, plaintiff below, agreed to sell to Mary Denker a 1949 Ford automobile on which appellant had issued a policy of insurance. Assignment - of the insurance was not involved in the transaction. At the trial it was respondent’s contention that the agreement to sell was conditional upon Miss Denker’s approval of the car after driving it, while appellant contended that the negotiations that took place prior to delivery of the car to Miss Denker actually amounted to an absolute sale. Following the negotiations and on the same day they took place Miss Denker drove the automobile and…