Noel v. Continental Casualty Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This is an action to reform an accident insurance policy and enforce it as reformed. Trial was to the court, with the aid of a jury, and resulted in judgment for plaintiff. Defendant has appealed.

The plaintiff, Joseph E. Noel, was employed by a railroad company at Kansas City as a car oiler. Defendant is a corporation engaged in the business of writing policies of insurance against bodily injuries caused by accident, and perhaps other forms of policies, and advertises itself as “The Railroad Man’s 'Company.” L. W. Dearing was an agent of the…