Tennant v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hughes,

This is a suit in assumpsit in which the plaintiff obtained a verdict upon a policy of machinery insurance issued by the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company to the Campbell Transportation Company. The claim of the Campbell Transportation Company under the policy was assigned to R. W. Tennant, the plaintiff. Under the terms of the policy, the insurance company agreed to indemnify the transportation company against any and all loss resulting from an accident, as defined in the policy, with certain exceptions, on any and all property of the…