Updike Investment Co. v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.

In this action the plaintiff seeks a declaration of its rights under an insurance contract. The pleadings and evidence disclose that the defendant issued to the plaintiff a policy of insurance designated as a “Universal Standard Workmen’s Compensation Policy,” by which the defendant agreed to defend in the name and on behalf of plaintiff any suits or other proceedings brought against the plaintiff to recover any loss designated as a risk by the policy. One Eunice Roth brought an action against the plaintiff to recover an alleged damage of $50,000. The petition of Eunice Roth alleged that…