Spring Garden Ins. Co. of Philadelphia v. Wood
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Action by T. Gilbert Wood, who sues for the benefit of himself and others, against the Spring Garden Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Pa. There was a verdict for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
The defendant in error, T. Gilbert Wood, was the agent of the Spring Garden Insurance Company of Philadelphia, at Burkeville, Va. As the agent of that company he issued a policy of insurance, dated 24th of December, 1909, upon a piece of property known as the Haytokah Inn, situated in Burkeville, Va. In his report to the company, which he was required to make whenever a policy was issued, he wrote under the column for the insertion of the name of the insured simply the words “Haytokah Inn.” This name was simply a designation of the property, and not the name of a firm or…
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