Mortenson v. Hawkeye Casualty Co.

J. S. Stafford was a general and recording agent for appellant, Hawkeye Casualty Company. He was supplied with blank policies, endorsements, etc., and was authorized to countersign and issue them on behalf of appellant. He also collected premiums and adjusted some losses.

Appellee was a dealer in used automobiles, lie bought cars in Iowa and Illinois and disposed of them in California. He arranged with a travel bureau to have these cars driven to California without direct expense to him. The travel bureau secured several persons to occupy each car, charged them $10 or $12 each, selected one of…