Connell v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Charles Connell sued State Farm Automobile Insurance Company and insurance agent Perry Davis for misrepresentation in the course of issuing a policy of insurance to Connell. The trial court granted summary judgment for State Farm and Connell appeals.

The facts of this case are as follows:

Connell met with Davis, who had been a State Farm agent for 19 years, for the purpose of securing a health insurance policy which would pay for a work related injury and make up for the excess beyond workmen's compensation coverage. Connell told Davis what he wanted, and Davis recommended a policy he thought…