Bankers' & Shippers' Ins. Co. of New York v. Murdock

MUNGER, District Judge.

The appellee A. C. Murdock brought suit against the appellant, alleging in his amended complaint that in 192.7 he had authorized and directed M. P. Block, who was acting as an agent for several fire insurance companies in writing policies of insurance, to keep his property insured at all times in some reliable insurance company, leaving the selection of the insurers to Mr. Block; that pursuant to these directions, Mr. Block procured two fire insurance policies covering the plaintiff’s cotton gin property from the Homo Eire Insurance Company of Little Rock, Ark.; that…