Continental Casualty Co. v. Woerpel

This action was brought by appellant to recover premiums claimed to have been earned and due it under a policy of workmen’s compensation insurance issued by it to the respondents May 17, 1920. The question is whether the policy covered operations conducted by the respondents not specifically mentioned in the policy.

It appears that prior to the issuance of the policy respondents contemplated the erection of a garage at Dodgeville. They proposed to excavate the basement by day labor and to let contracts for the erection of the superstructure. This plan was carried out, but the contractors for…