Becker v. Gordon

This case was heard on appeal from a judgment of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county, Ohio, in favor of the plaintiffs below.

The facts are as follows:

John C. Weber received a joint judgment against David Gordon, John A. Becker, and F. William Becker, in a suit for damages caused by the combined negligence of these defendants. There is no suggestion in the instant case that such negligence Was either of a malicious, or criminal nature, or was a wrong done knowingly or wantonly.

The Royal Indemnity Company had previously issued a policy of insurance to Gordon covering such liability,…