Dahlhjelm Garages, Inc. v. Mercantile Insurance Co. of America

In this action, the respondent Dahlhjelm Garages, Inc., claiming that the appellant, Pacific Finance Corporation, had breached its contract to procure insurance upon a certain automobile, whereby the respondent had suffered a loss, brought this action to recover for the loss. The cause was tried in the court below while sitting without a jury, and resulted in a judgment in favor of the respondent for the amount demanded in the complaint.

In the main, the facts are not in dispute. The respondent was engaged in the business of renting for hire automobiles to persons who themselves desired to…