W. H. Hodges & Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is a suit to recover $17,500 from an exemployee of the plaintiff, W. H. Hodges & Company, Inc., loaned by that exem-ployee to a customer in violation of the instructions of the employer and from Hartford Accident & Indemnity Corp., its bonding insurer.

The trial judge found that the defendant, Gerald Hodges, was liable for the amount because he had violated the instructions of his employer; however, he did not find that the acts by the employee were sufficient to constitute fraud or wrongdoings under the terms of the fidelity contract. Plaintiff, W. H. Hodges & Company, Inc.,…