Morris Oil Corp. v. Maryland Casualty Co.

BARKSDALE, District Judge.

This action having been tried upon the facts without a jury, the court doth hereby find the facts specially and states separately its conclusions of law thereon, and directs the entry of the appropriate judgment:

Findings of Fact.

On July 1, 1952, plaintiff, Morris Oil Corporation, took over from one Booker the business of gasoline and oil distributor for American Oil Company near Martinsville, Virginia. J. A. Brodie, an insurance agent of Martinsville, who did business as Brodie-Yeaman Insurance Service, had previously solicited Robert Morris, President and principal…