Burns & Reilly Real Estate Co. v. Philadelphia Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 231, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., May T., 1910, No. 759, on verdict for defendant in case of Burns & Reilly Real Estate Company v. The Philadelphia Life Insurance Company. Assumpsit to recover back insurance premiums. Before Shafer, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in giving binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
In an effort to secure for certain customers loans upon *25real estate, the plaintiff, the Burns & Reilly Real Estate Company of Pittsburgh, acting as a broker, wrote to the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company, presenting for consideration certain loans, and asked for a blank application form, and by the treasurer of the insurance company it was referred to Mr. George G. Billmire, of Pittsburgh, whom he styled “our local manager.” As a matter of fact Mr. Billmire was, as clearly appears from the evidence, the general agent of the defendant company in Pittsburgh, with…
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