London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Mississippi Central Railroad
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Adams county. Hon. Moyse H. Wilkinson, Judge. The railroad company, appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; the guarantee, etc., company, appellant, was. defendant there. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Whether or not the guarantee company was liable to. the railroad company in any sum, was purely a question of fact for-the jury.
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From the circuit court of Adams county. Hon. Moyse H. Wilkinson, Judge. The railroad company, appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; the guarantee, etc., company, appellant, was. defendant there. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appealed to the supreme court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Whether or not the guarantee company was liable to. the railroad company in any sum, was purely a question of fact for-the jury. Clause “E” of the policy is as.follows: “The assured shall not voluntárily assume any liability, nor shall the assured, without the written…
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, O.
The railroad company sued the insurance company for the •sum of $3,000, for the purpose of reimbursing itself for certain moneys paid out by the said railroad company in settlement of certain personal injury claims, for which it is alleged in the declaration the plaintiff held against the said insurance company an employer’s liability policy, by the terms of which the insurance company agreed and bound itself to indemnify the said railroad company against losses growing out of liability imposposed upon the railroad company for damages on account of bodily injuries or death…
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