Benanti v. Security Insurance

This action was instituted to recover on an insurance policy issued by defendant October 26, 3920, insuring plaintiff’s automobile (a Cadillac touring car, 1919 model) against loss or damage by theft in the sum of $2400.

Plaintiff is a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, and defendant is a corporation, organized and existing under the law, and is engaged in writing insurance in the State of Missouri and elsewhere, against various kinds of automobile hazards.

The amended petition is in two counts, the first of which seeks reformation of the policy so as to state the true name of the insured, and…