MELCHER v. PA. T & F. MUT. CAS. INS. CO.


389 Pa. 125 (1957)

Melcher v. Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 27, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Desmond J. McTighe, with him Lawrence A. Brown and Duffy, McTighe & McElhone, for appellant.

Cassin W. Craig, with him William W. Vogel and Wisler, Pearlstine, Talone & Gerber, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO, ARNOLD, JONES and COHEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, May 27, 1957:

The Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, the defendant in this case, entered into a Workmen's Compensation insurance contract with the plaintiffs Thomas Q. Melcher and Dennis Q. Melcher, trading as Penn Lumber and Millworks. The policy contained a so-called Truckmen's Endorsement which is vital to the disposition of this lawsuit and will be referred to later.

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