Hale v. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY CORP.

This is an appeal from the Chancery Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee.

In the course of this opinion the parties will be referred to as follows: Appellant, Daniel C. Hale, Jr., as complainant; appellees, American Home Assurance Company and Tips General Agency, as defendants.

The deceased herein, Daniel C. Hale, Sr., prior to his death on January 13, 1969, was employed in a grocery store in Jasper, Tennessee, owned and operated by his son, Daniel C. Hale, Jr., the complainant. Formerly, the deceased and complainant were co-owners of this grocery business, but deceased subsequently sold his…