Burnham v. Commercial Casualty Insurance Co. of Newark

Under date of May 22, 1936, defendant, a foreign corporation, entered into a contract of insurance with plaintiff, under the terms of which defendant obligated itself to assume all liability not exceeding five thousand dollars for personal injuries to one person by reason of the ownership and/or use of a Dodge sedan owned by plaintiff. The insurer further agreed to investigate at its own cost any accident reported to it, and to settle any claim as the insurer deemed advisable, and, if action were brought against the assured on account of an accident, to defend such action in the name and on…