Legal Opinion

Abrams v. National Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 6, 1962No. 3049PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff sued upon an insurance policy for the loss of personal property claimed to have been stolen from the locked luggage compartment of his automobile. The trial court denied recovery on the ground that the loss was excluded from coverage by the terms of the policy. The question here is the correctness of that ruling.

The provision in question states that the policy is inapplicable to theft of property

“while unattended in or on any automobile, * * * unless the loss is the result of forcible entry either into such vehicle while all doors and windows thereof are closed and…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Offutt v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  2. Limberis v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
  3. Continental Insurance Company v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
  4. George W. v. Holyoke Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1966
  5. C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975

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