Farmers Mutual Ins. Co. v. Denniston

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

In July, 1959, W. E. Denniston and wife, appellees herein, hereinafter referred to in the singular as appellee Denniston, purchased from Charles Fite, d/b/a C. H. & F. Company, a house trailer on an installment contract. At that time Fite took out automobile insurance (including fire insurance) with the Phoenix Insurance Company, hereinafter called Phoenix, one of the appellees herein, the policy being issued to Denniston. The agent for Phoenix, Francis Hiller, did not deal directly with Denniston, except to advise him of the collision features of the policy…