Rosenbach v. National Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. —Eon. Rhodes E. Gave, Judge. (1) “Where entry into a safe is effected by the use of tools upon one of the outer doors, and money is feloniously abstracted from the money chest within the safe, which money chest is also opened by the use of tools, the insurer is liable upon a policy indemnifying against loss of money feloniously abstracted from the the money chest after entry into said safe by the use of tools or…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. —Eon. Rhodes E. Gave, Judge. (1) “Where entry into a safe is effected by the use of tools upon one of the outer doors, and money is feloniously abstracted from the money chest within the safe, which money chest is also opened by the use of tools, the insurer is liable upon a policy indemnifying against loss of money feloniously abstracted from the the money chest after entry into said safe by the use of tools or explosives and after entry into such money chest by the use of tools or explosives. First National Bank v. Maryland Casualty…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
Defendant issued to plaintiff a combination fire and burglary insurance policy for $1000, on a safe belonging to plaintiff, for the term of one year. At the expiration of a year it was renewed for another year. The safe was located in plaintiff’s premises in St. Louis. In the schedule annexed to the policy it is stated that inside of the safe there was what is called a “burglar-proof chest” with a lock key. There was a combination lock on. the outer door of the safe. The policy provided for insurance against the direct loss by burglary of money, etc., riin consequence of the felonious…
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- Blank v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917
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