McDowell v. Covert & Johnson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 96, April T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Mercer Co., April T., 1914, No. 18, on verdict for plaintiff in case of B. H. McDowell v. C. C. Covert and L. A. Johnson, doing business as Covert & Johnson. Assumpsit on a parol agreement of insurance. Before Reber, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $700 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 96, April T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Mercer Co., April T., 1914, No. 18, on verdict for plaintiff in case of B. H. McDowell v. C. C. Covert and L. A. Johnson, doing business as Covert & Johnson. Assumpsit on a parol agreement of insurance. Before Reber, P. J., specially presiding. The facts appear in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $700 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were various rulings on evidence and refusal of defendants’ points as quoted in the opinion of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
This action in trespass was brought against the defendants to recover for their neglect and failure to renew policies of insurance on property owned by the plaintiff. The controlling facts are free from dispute. The plaintiff owned a livery stable in which he kept horses, vehicles, harness, carriages, feed, etc.
On May 7, 1912, Covert & Johnson, who were conducting an insurance office as agents for a number of companies, issued a policy, in the Camden Fire Insurance Association, to McDowell in the sum of $700 for the term of one year from that date, to protect him…
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- Keystone Mattress & Spring Bed Co. v. Pittsburg UnderwritersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- New York Tartar Co. v. FrenchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Etter v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
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