BOSTON INS. CO. v. FISHER

No. 14171.

185 F.2d 977 (1950)

BOSTON INS. CO. v. FISHER et al.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 25, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Knehans, Cape Girardeau, Mo., for appellant.

Everett Reeves, Caruthersville, Mo. (James M. Reeves, Caruthersville, Mo., on the brief), for appellees.

Before SANBORN, JOHNSEN, and RIDDICK, Circuit Judges.


SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for $19,000 and interest in favor of the plaintiffs (appellees) entered upon the verdict of a jury in an action on an insurance contract covering cotton gin machinery against certain risks, including loss by fire.

In substance, the claim of the plaintiffs was that an agent of the defendant (appellant), authorized to issue policies of fire insurance for it, entered into a contract of insurance covering...

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