General Accident Assurance Corp. v. Motorists Mutl. Ins.

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment rendered in favor of the defendant by the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas.

Originally, a declaratory judgment action was filed by General Accident Assurance Corporation, Ltd., after a tort action was brought against its insured, The Bruss Lumber Company, by one Barger, as plaintiff, in the Common Pleas Court of Trumbull County. The tort action was for personal injuries to himself, which he alleged in his petition were caused and brought about by an accident. It was alleged that the accident occurred while his truck was being loaded,…