Legal Opinion

Witt v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.

The only question presented by this appeal is whether the insurance corporation is liable to pay the judgment in this case. The defendants Wonser did not appeal and therefore do not question their liability. The issue presented is whether the defendants Wonser were insured by the defendant corporation at the time that the accident happened, and that in turn depends upon the question whether Mr. Kamps was the agent of the defendant corporation at the time that the policy here in question was written and the premium, collected.

1. Sec. 209.05, Stats., provides that “Every person . . . who…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Welch v. Fire Ass'n of PhiladelphiaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Schomer v. Hekla Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Wisconsin Central Railway Co. v. Phœnix InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Corwin v. SalterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1927

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McKinnon v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insusance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
  2. Harris v. KnutsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Behnke v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1930
  4. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. Emporia Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1934
  5. Bohlinger v. ZangerNew York Court of Appeals · 1954

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