Miller v. A. N. Deringer, Inc.

Plaintiff sued A.N. Deringer, Inc., her insurance agent (hereinafter, agent), and Northern Security Insurance Company, an insurance carrier (hereinafter, carrier), seeking to recover for losses incurred in a fire that destroyed her mobile home and possessions. After interrogatory answers and a deposition established that the agent had never forwarded plaintiff’s premium to the carrier, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment against the agent and dismissed plaintiff’s claim against the carrier.

The agent appealed; plaintiff took no appeal from the dismissal of her claim…