Case Name: Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company, Appellant, v. Thomas Manganaro, Respondent, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1946-01-02
Citations: 186 Misc. 161
Docket Number: 
Parties: Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company, Appellant, v. Thomas Manganaro, Respondent, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 186
Pages: 161–163

Head Matter:
Saint Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company, Appellant, v. Thomas Manganaro, Respondent, et al., Defendants.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
January 2, 1946.
Bohert J. Blum for appellant.
Max Epstein for respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum Per Curiam.
Respondent in signing the application as president of the corporation became personally liable. No fraud on the part of plaintiff was proven and it was respondent's duty to read the clause. His failure to do so does not excuse him (Pimpinello v. Swift & Co., 253 N. Y. 159).
The judgment should be reversed, with $30 costs, judgment directed for plaintiff for $500, in addition to attorney's fees, the amount of which is to be determined in the court below, with interest and costs.