Riddle-Duckworth, Inc. v. Sullivan

Lewis, Justice.

This appeal involves a review of a judgment obtained against the defendants, as insurance agents, for damages sustained by plaintiff from their alleged negligence in the procurement of a liability insurance policy. Error is assigned in the failure of the lower court to grant defendants’ timely motions for nonsuit, directed verdict and judgment non obstante veredicto and, in the alternative, in the refusal to grant a new trial.

We first dispose of those exceptions which assign error in the refusal of the lower court to enter judgment in favor of the defendants. These are based…