St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. Central Surety & Ins.

Efford Freeman, Jr., an employee of Chessie’s Garage, was accidentally killed on October 3, 1959. The appellant had issued a policy of workmen’s compensation insurance to the employer and is prima facie liable for the death claim. The appellant contends, however, that a similar policy issued earlier by the appellee had not been effectively canceled before the accident and that the two insurance carriers should therefore be held jointly liable for the claim. Both the commission and the circuit court found that the appellee ’s policy had been canceled, so that the appellant was solely liable.

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