Elam v. Smithdeal Realty & Insurance
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Webb, J., at May Term, 1921, of Fobsyth. Civil action to recover damages for failure to procure a policy of insurance protecting plaintiff’s automobile in case of collision, etc. At tbe close of plaintiff’s evidence, on motion, there was judgment of non-suit, and plaintiff excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
There was evidence on the part óf plaintiff tending to show that on or about 31 March, 1919, the plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant company, doing business, among other things, as insurance agents and brokers, to procure a policy of $5,000 on the car of defendant, affording protection against damage by fire or collision or other kind of accident. That shortly thereafter the said agent come to plaintiff, who was at the time presently engaged at his business in a tobacco warehouse, and told witness he had obtained the policy desired, and had left same for plaintiff at the garage…
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