Galkin v. Lincoln Mutual Casualty Co.

In these five suits, combined and tried as one, the plaintiffs assert the right to recover under an automobile policy by which they claim Samuel Calkin was insured in the defendant Lincoln Mutual Casualty Company at the time an automobile accident occurred as the result of which the plaintiffs, other than Calkin, sustained damage caused by the negligent use of Calkin’s car. Defendant’s liability hinges upon whether Calkin’s policy had been canceled prior to the date of the accident.

Defendant claims that because of nonpayment of premium it mailed to Calkin at his last known address notice of…