Legal Opinion
Maxitrol Co. v. Lupke Rice Insurance Agency, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 2010No. 02A03-0905-CV-216PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHARPNACK, Senior Judge.
Maxitrol Company (Maxitrol) appeals the trial court's judgment in favor of Lup-ke Rice Insurance Company, Inc. (Lupke Rice) following a bench trial. We reverse.
The following issues are dispositive:
1. Whether the trial court erred in concluding that Maxitrol was bound by Lupke Rice's acts even though Lup-ke Rice violated Maxitrol's private instructions not to pay RSA the adjusted premiums.
2. Whether the trial court erred in concluding that Maxitrol ratified Lupke Rice's adjusted premium payments to RSA.
Maxitrol is a Michigan corporation that manufactures gas…
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