Nellas v. Manufacturers Casualty Ins.

This is an appeal on questions of law.

William Gf. Nellas, the appellee, herein called Nellas, operated a tavern in the city of Barberton, Ohio, and, desiring public liability insurance, called one Joe Hill to effect the insurance coverage. Mr. Hill was not an agent of any specific insurance company, but, as a solicitor, placed, through Carter-Jenkins Agency of Akron, Ohio, some of the insurance business he obtained.

Mr. Hill, accompanied by James R. Dunning, the president of Carter-J enkins Agency, the authorized agent of the appellant, Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Company, herein called…