WILLIAMS v. McELHANEY


315 S.W.2d 106 (1958)

John C. WILLIAMS v. Rufus McELHANEY, Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, and Jim Ramsey (Jimbo Ramsey Litton).

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 6, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Carl Lambdin, Jefferson City, for appellant.

Earnest R. Taylor, Morristown, for appellees.


BURNETT, Justice.

The original bill in this cause was filed by the appellant, Williams, against the appellees seeking a judgment against them on alleged promises made by McElhaney to pay any judgment that Williams would obtain against Ramsey or Litton by reason of the latter's negligence while he, Ramsey or Litton, was in the employ and acting under the scope of his employment for the defendant McElhaney.

The insurance company is made a party defendant primarily...

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