Readenour v. Motors Insurance Corp.

I respectfully dissent because I cannot concur in the ruling that the evidence was sufficient to justify a finding that Lewis was the agent of defendant Insurance Company. Lewis was called as a witness for plaintiff and, while he affirmatively answered questions (over the objection that a conclusion was asked for) to the effect that he “issued” the original policy and the renewals, the policy in evidence in the record was not countersigned by him (See Sec. 375.200, statutory references are to RSMo and V.A.M.S.) but was signed only by the President and Secretary of the Insurance Company,…