Beliron Construction Co. v. Potomac Insurance

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This appeal arises from the plaintiff’s judgment, after a jury trial, on its assumpsit claim below. The plaintiff, Beliron Construction Co. (Beliron), maintained that through its agent, Mr. Griffiths, it had orally entered into a special multiple-peril (SMP) insurance policy with the defendant, Potomac Insurance Co. (Potomac); and, that the policy provided for a $50,000 payment as the result of the fire that leveled Beliron’s newly purchased fabricating plant on June 4, 1967. Potomac argues, inter aUa, that the evidence of such an *381agreement was insufficient to support…