Zaharias v. Vassis

NEARN, Special Judge, Retired.

This suit was brought to determine the liability of the insurance company to the mortgagee named in the policy. The Chancellor found in favor of the mortgagee and the insurer has appealed.

Plaintiff, Harry Zaharias, owned a restaurant in Jamestown, Tennessee, of late, known as Angelo’s Pizza and Steak House. Zaharias hired his fellow countryman from Greece, the defendant Angelo Vassis, to work in the restaurant. Vassis managed the restaurant and later came to own a half-interest in the restaurant business with Zaharias. Later on, Vassis desired to acquire…