WHEELER v. PURITAN INS. CO.

No. 55936.

720 P.2d 729 (1986)

Herman WHEELER, Appellee, v. PURITAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

June 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Daniel George, S. Daniel George, Inc., Sallisaw, for appellee.

Joseph A. Sharp, Patricia K. Lamb, Best, Sharp, Thomas, Glass & Atkinson, Tulsa, for appellant.


HARGRAVE, Justice.

The issue presented here is whether there is sufficient evidence to submit the issue of agency and apparent authority of one insurance salesman (Stewart) to bind an insurance contract for Puritan Insurance Company (defendant). Puritan contends there is no evidence tending to establish agency and therefore no evidence upon which to base a finding that Stewart had the apparent authority to bind Puritan upon completion of an application for insurance...

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