Jordan v. Maynard

The defendant insurance company, in this Court, interposed demurrer ore tenus for that the complaint fails to state a cause of action against it in that the alleged promise by its agent, if made, was without consideration and is therefore unenforceable. The demurrer is well advised and must be sustained. Stonestreet v. Oil Co., 226 N.C. 261, 31 S.E. 2d 676.

So far as this record discloses, the insurance company was under no contractual duty to plaintiff to provide hospital and medical care for her. The assurance of its claim adjuster or employee that the company would pay the expenses of…