St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Comer

PATTERSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Monroe County wherein St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company was held liable to the appellee under the provisions of a fidelity bond.

The record discloses that appellee, Gordon R. Comer, d/b/a Comer Packing Company (hereinafter referred to as Comer), is engaged in the business of processing meat products and offering them for sale. In furtherance of this business it was Comer’s custom to employ route salesmen to solicit orders from prospective customers and to collect the accounts when due.

In 1961 Comer employed A.…