Havas v. Carter

OPINION

By the Court,

Batjer, J.:

The appellant, a used car dealer, contacted respondent, Richard Carter, an insurance agent, seeking an open lot insurance policy that would cover fire, theft and other losses occurring to the used cars in his lot.

The evidence in. the record establishes that open lot insurance covering fire, theft and other losses which the appellant required for his used car business was difficult to place. Nevertheless, the respondents placed it with Guarantee [sic] National Insurance Company, which placement was subsequently rejected by appellant on October 29, 1964. Later a…