Giles v. Citizens Insurance

This was a suit on a policy of insurance, to recover the value of an automobile alleged to have been stolen. *208The policy described the car insured by it as follows: “Year 1919 —Trade Fame Chandler — Type of body Roadster- — -Motor No. 87688.” It provided that the policy should be void if the interest of the insured in the subject of the insurance was other than “unconditional and sole ownership.” On the trial the defendant sought to absolve itself from liability under the policy on three grounds: (1) that the assured had no insurable interest in Chandler automobile, motor No. 87688; (3) that…