Katze v. Randolph & Scott Mutual Fire Insurance

*208STEINMETZ, J.

The issues in this case are whether the transaction of sale of cattle by an insured to a person purchasing them under a fraudulent scheme is a theft under this insurance policy and whether it is a direct loss of the cattle.

The plaintiff, Harry Katze, started suit in Columbia county circuit court, the Honorable Howard Latton, to recover under the theft provisions of defendant’s, Randolph & Scott Mutual Fire Insurance Company, insurance policy. The case was submitted to a jury which made findings favorable to the plaintiff on the insurance coverage issues. On motions after verdict,…