Connecticut Fire Insurance v. Williams

The appellant issued a policy of automobile liability insurance to the respondent' Williams through one W. Eugene Dennis, its agent in Ithaca, which purported to cover a 1950 Studebaker from January 26, 1957 to January 26, 1958. Williams account had been transferred by another agent to Dennis in the Summer of 1956 and at that time he was insured by another company under the Assigned Risk Plan. Late in February, 1957 Williams went to the office of Dennis and had him change the policy coverage to a 1953 Chevrolet. The premium for the policy had not been paid at that time and Dennis testified…