McAlvain v. General Insurance Co. of America

' BAKES, Justice.

Adams County Abstract Company, a corporation, appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict finding it liable for its negligent failure to issue sufficient insurance to plaintiff Douglas McAlvain on the inventory at his retail store, the Council Electric Furniture and Appliance Store. It contends that it owed no duty to McAlvain which would subject it to liability in tort for its negligence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In the summer of 1969, McAlvain purchased Council Electric as an ongoing business, entering into a real estate contract with the seller which…