Franklin Fire Insurance v. Bradford
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 28, Oct T., 1901, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Beaver Co., March T., 1897, No. 223, on verdict for defendant in case of Franklin Fire Insurance Company v. Thomas Bradford. Trespass by principal against agent for negligence. Before Wilson, P. J. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Error assigned was the charge of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
The defendant, Thomas Bradford, was a duly appointed agent of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company at New Brighton, Pennsylvania, with authority to effect insurance, countersign, issue and renew policies signed by the president and attested by the secretary at the office of the company in Philadelphia, to fix premium rates, receive money, and in general, to attend to all the business of the company at New Brighton and the neighboring region; subject, however, to the rules, regulations of and such instructions as might, from time to time, be given him by the general…
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