Georgia Carpet Express, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

Banke, Judge.

The appellant, Georgia Carpet Express, Inc., brought this action against the Travelers Indemnity Company to collect for property loss which was allegedly covered by a Travelers policy. The loss resulted from the embezzlement of certain cargo by Charles Hamlin, a truck driver to whom the appellant had entrusted the goods.

The policy as originally written covered only losses resulting from the destruction of cargo by such causes as collision, fire, and natural disaster. It expressly excluded liability for losses resulting from "dishonesty or infidelity, wrongful conversion,…