Waits v. Columbia Fire Underwriters Agency

Plaintiff sued Columbia Fire Underwriters Agency of the National Fire Insurance Company (hereinafter called Columbia company) and National Fire Insurance Company (hereinafter designated National company) on an alleged lost policy of tornado insurance. The National company denied the existence of any such policy of insurance. The Columbia company also denied the existence of the policy .and alleged that it was not engaged in writing insurance for itself but only as agent for the National company. A trial of the issues resulted in judgment for plaintiff against both defendants. Defendants have…