Hardy Ins. Co. v. Baumhauer-Croom Ins.

The appeal is from an order of the Circuit Court of Mobile County overruling consolidated motions for a new trial.

Baumhauer-Croom Insurance, the appellee, initiated this action by filing suit against appellant Hardy Insurance seeking a declaratory judgment that an oral agreement, previously entered into by the parties, for the sharing of premiums on marine insurance had been terminated. Hardy filed with its answer a counterclaim asking for $160,000 damages for wrongful interference with a business interest, alleging that Baumhauer-Croom had taken away from Hardy a valued business customer. A…