Johnson v. Yorkshire Insurance

This suit was instituted to recover for a fire loss on an oral contract of insurance. George J. Johnson, a young man who had not yet reached his majority, was doing a general insurance business in 1921, in the city of Hudson. On January 18, 1921, Johnson visited Waldron, a small village south of Hudson, on business. While there he learned that Stubing, the assignor, desired some automobile insurance. He went and saw him and talked the matter over and filled out an application for a policy for $1,500, and Stubing gave him a check of $14.50 for the premium. Plaintiff claims this application was…