JUDGMENT

B.P. RAY, J. - The respondent nos. 1 and 2 as the plaintiffs filed Money Suit No. 73 of 1983 before the learned Subordinate Judge, Baragarh. By the judgment and decree dated 17.08.1985 and 26.08.1985 respectively, the learned Court below decreed the suit which are under challenge in the present appeal.

2. Parties have been described as per their status in the suit before the learned Court below for the sake of convenience.

3.The case of the plaintiffs-Society in brief is that plaintiff no. 1 is a registered Co-operative Society and plaintiff no. 2 is its Secretary. The main function of plaintiffs-Society is to store potatoes of the cultivators in the Cold Storage on payment of storage charges. During 1980-81, 5300 quintals of potatoes were kept in the Cold Storage chamber for safe storage by different cultivators. The above stock was insured on 24.04.1981 with the defendant No. 1 Company covering all sorts of risks against damages of potatoes on payment of premium amount of Rs. 4,100/- to the said defendant through its authorized agent i.e. defendant No. 5. After receipt of the above premium, the defendant No. 5 issued one cover note on behalf of the defendant No. 1-Compan