Legal Opinion
Piper, Stiles & Ladd v. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Md.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 1968No. 15376PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Justice.
This suit was brought by Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, appellee, against Piper, Stiles & Ladd, Charles F. Ladd and Lola Ladd, appellants, for premiums on bonds alleged to be due to ap-pellee from appellants by reason of a written contract between said parties, dated January 1, 1962, which contract provided that t.he “agent” (Piper, Stiles & Ladd) “shall be responsible for the payment of original premiums upon all bonds * * * written through the agent.”
The case was tried before a jury. Both parties filed motions for instructed verdicts, based in part on the premise…
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