Hartford Fire Ins. v. Ollinger & Bruce Dry Dock Co.
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Law and Equity Court, Mobile County; Saffold Berney, Judge. Action by tbe Ollinger & Bruce Dry Dock Company against tbe Hartford Fire Insurance Company for damages for breach of contract for failure to insure plaintiff’s property. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Law and Equity Court, Mobile County; Saffold Berney, Judge. Action by tbe Ollinger & Bruce Dry Dock Company against tbe Hartford Fire Insurance Company for damages for breach of contract for failure to insure plaintiff’s property. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Tbe contention of plaintiff was that they had made a contract with defendant through Norville Bros, to insure their property through the marine branch of the defendant company, and that they were ready, willing, and able, and, in fact, offered, to pay the premium demanded, but nevertheless the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.
There are four propositions insisted upon by tbe appellant in brief:
“First. That the persons from whom it is claimed that Norville Bros, obtained their authority had no power to confer such authority.
“Second. No person in fact undertook to authorize Norville Bros, to enter into such a contract, but the only authority which any one undertook to confer upon Norville Bros, was that of brokers, wholly without authority to contract, but authorized on the contrary merely to find a customer, and put the customer in communication with the insurance company.
“Third. Norville Bros, did not, in fact,…
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