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Burns v. Home Fire Marine Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
May 11, 1955
285 App. Div. 1200 (N.Y. App. Div. 1955)

Opinion

May 11, 1955.

Appeal from County Court, Sullivan County.

Present — Foster, P.J., Coon, Halpern, Imrie and Zeller, JJ.


An electric motor disappeared while being transported by plaintiff motor carrier. The defendant had issued to plaintiff a policy of cargo liability insurance which protected him from claims of loss by theft of goods in transit. Defendant refused to accept liability and the plaintiff, after being sued, paid the shipper the value of the motor and then commenced this action to recover money damages for alleged breach of the insurance contract. At the trial the issues were whether the electric motor had been stolen and whether the plaintiff had complied with conditions precedent contained in the policy. These questions were resolved in favor of the plaintiff and we cannot say that this decision was contrary to the weight of the evidence. Order unanimously affirmed, with $10 costs.


Summaries of

Burns v. Home Fire Marine Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
May 11, 1955
285 App. Div. 1200 (N.Y. App. Div. 1955)
Case details for

Burns v. Home Fire Marine Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT J. BURNS, Doing Business as BURNS MOTOR EXPRESS, Respondent, v…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: May 11, 1955

Citations

285 App. Div. 1200 (N.Y. App. Div. 1955)