Bales v. General Insurance Co. of America

This is an action for damages based on the negligence of appellant’s agent whereby he failed to execute an agreement to renew a policy of insurance on respondent’s oats, which negligence and failure resulted in the grain being uninsured when it was destroyed by fire. The ease was tried to the court, without a jury, and resulted in judgment for plaintiff, from which this appeal is prosecuted.

Respondent moved to dismiss the appeal because of delay in serving the transcript. Two copies of the- transcript were received by counsel for appellant, who reside in Lewiston, from the clerk of the…