Insurance Co. of North America v. Thornton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Pike. Tried before the Hon. John P. Hubbard. This action was brought by the appellees, H. O. Thornton and others, suing as partners against the Insurance Company of North America; and counted upon an alleged verbal contract of insurance against fire, on a stock of merchandise. The facts of the case necessary to an understonding of the decision on the present appeal are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Pike. Tried before the Hon. John P. Hubbard. This action was brought by the appellees, H. O. Thornton and others, suing as partners against the Insurance Company of North America; and counted upon an alleged verbal contract of insurance against fire, on a stock of merchandise. The facts of the case necessary to an understonding of the decision on the present appeal are sufficiently stated in the opinion. There were several exceptions reserved to the rulings of the trial court upon the evidence, but it is deemed unnecessary to set out in detail the facts…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.
This is an action by H. G. Thornton and others, partners, against the Insurance Company of North America on an alleged verbal contract of insurance of a stock of merchandise. For the purpose of reviewing the action of the trial court in re*228'fusing the affirmative charge requested by the defendant, the tendencies of the evidence must favorable to the plaintiffs may be stated as follows: One Glenn was the agent of ten or twelve insurance companies including the defendant. He resided and had his office at Dothan, in Henry county, Alabama. The territory covered by his agency for defendant included…
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