Sokoloff v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff Irene Sokoloff from an adverse final summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant Travelers Insurance Company in an action sounding in breach of contract and negligence. The sole point raised on appeal is that the trial court erred in entering summary judgment for the defendant on the negligence count. We disagree and affirm.

First, it is undisputed that InterAm-erican Underwriters, Inc. was not the agent of the defendant Travelers, and, accordingly, Travelers was not legally responsible for In-terAmerican’s negligent, if not fraudulent, failure to…