Mulconery v. Federal Automobile Insurance

Mr. Presiding Justice Boggs

delivered the opinion of the court.

On July 3, 1922, appellant issued a policy of insurance for $1,450 to appellee on a Lexington automobile, model 1922, to be effective as of June 27, the date of the application. Thereafter, on August 12, while driving with two other young men and three young women, Steve Mulconery, appellee’s son, met with an accident which seriously damaged said car. An action in assumpsit was instituted by appellee against appellant in the city court of East St. Louis to recover therefor.

The declaration consists of one count in the usual form and…