Bolls v. U. S. Sharkey

BRADY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County, Mississippi, wherein the appellee, U. S. Sharkey, obtained a directed verdict against the appellant, William J. Bolls, in the sum of five thousand dollars.

The facts pertinent to this appeal are: In 1962 the appellee first purchased his personal automobile liability insurance from the appellant, a general insurance agent. The appellee began working for Rocket Cab Company as a taxi driver, and in 1963 the appellee went to the appellant to obtain the insurance coverage which he must have to legally drive a taxi. Due to the…