Citizens' Bank & Trust Co. v. Scott & Sanders

Tbis is a suit to collect a fire insurance policy from the agent who wrote the policy in a company not authorized to do business in the state, under authority of Shannon’s Code, section 3316 (Code 1932, section 6141), which makes an agent personally liable to the insured for writing a policy in a company not authorized to do business in this state. The material facts are reflected in a decree entered by the chancellor in the cause, and which is here set out in part:

“(1) That the defendant, L. 0. Scott, and F. T. Sanders, doing an insurance business as insurance agents, under the firm name and…