William Lewis v. Travelers Insurance Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Weiuteaub^ C. J.

Plaintiff Lewis suffered a loss by fire early on September 5, 1963. Defendants Curran and Sykes (herein agents) as agents for defendant Travelers Insurance Company (herein Travelers) admittedly gave Lewis an oral binder on August 27, effective at once. Travelers, however, denied the agents5 authority to bind it and contended it rejected the application by letter to the agents dated September 4, which letter the agents say reached them on the 6th and hence after the loss. Lewis sued both Travelers and the agents, who in turn…