BANKERS F. & M. INS. CO. v. DUNGAN

No. 41792.

240 Miss. 691 (1961)

128 So.2d 544

BANKERS FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DUNGAN

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 3, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watkins & Eager, Jackson, for appellant.

Albert D. Whitten, Breland & Whitten, Sumner, for appellee.


ETHRIDGE, J.

(Hn 1) The questions in this case are whether an insurance agent, who is unable to write a particular fire policy in his own company, and who procures one in another company through its agent, under a course of dealings between them, acts as the agent of the insurer and not of the insured; and if so, whether the first agent's knowledge of prior insurance on the property waives the "other insurance...

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