Polkes & Goldberg Insurance v. General Insurance Co. of America

GILBERT, Chief Judge.

This case involves an insurance agency, Polkes and Goldberg Insurance, Inc. (Polkes), the appellant herein, the insurance company for whom Polkes acted as an agent, General Insurance Company of America (General), appellee, the insured, Thompson’s Seafood Restaurant, Inc. (Thompson’s), a jury’s verdict in favor of Thompson’s, and the question of who will pay this judgment, the judgment itself being unchallenged.

Also involved in this appeal is whether a trial judge may “reform” a jury’s verdict.

Polkes maintained an insurance agency agreement with General whereby Polkes was…