Grimh v. Western Fire Insurance

Defendant contends that the casualty to plaintiff’s tractor was not an upset or overturn, considering *87that those terms are defined in its insurance policy by the phrase: “(Meaning a complete overbalancing of . . . machines).”

Dictionary definitions of “upset” and “overturn” are not very helpful. Webster’s New International Dictionary (2d ed.), defines each of those terms by reference to the other. The verb “overbalance” is defined as “To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.” The noun “equilibrium” is defined, in so far as material, as “Phys. Science. A state of balance between opposing forces…