Empire State Surety Co. v. Cameron
Empire State Surety Co. v. Cameron
Opinion of the Court
This action was brought in the district court of the county of Hennepin to recover an alleged balance due from the defendants to the plaintiff for the premium on its liability policy to the defendants. The here material allegations of the complaint were to the effect that the plaintiff, on April 20, 1907, issued to the defendants,
The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and findings of fact made to the effect following: On April 20, 1907, plaintiff, at the request of the defendants, issued its policy of insurance No. 7,332, as alleged in the complaint, except that said policy insured the defendants against loss from injuries to the following employees Only, viz.: “Masons in or on buildings, carpenters.” That the defendants accepted the policy without examining the same, and did not know that it did not contain the same language as a policy No. 6,743, which the plaintiff had issued to the defendants for the year previous to April 20, 1907. Policy No. 7,332 was never canceled by mutual consent, or otherwise, although the defendants stated that they intended to cancel the same about August 26, 1907, when a workman, Eugene Skahill, was injured and the plaintiff denied liability upon the ground that said employee of the defendants was injured by another of their employees who was not a mason or carpenter. That there has never been an accounting or settlement made between the parties hereto as alleged in the answer, or at all, and that there is now due as premium on the policy of insurance from defendants to plaintiff the sum of $353.57, and interest since April 20, 1908. Save as herein found, and save as admitted by the pleadings, the allegations therein contained are not proven. As a conclusion of law, judgment was ordered for the amount found due to the plaintiff. The defendants appealed from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
Order affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- EMPIRE STATE SURETY COMPANY v. W. A. CAMERON and Another
- Status
- Published