Baker v. Continental Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

Plaintiff Clyde Baker recovered judgment against the defendant insurance company for loss and damage sustained in the alleged theft of his automobile.

Plaintiff owned a two-door Ford sedan which was covered by a policy of insurance issued by defendant and which insured plaintiff against loss or damage to his automobile through “theft, robbery or pilferage.”

The pertinent facts were developed without material dispute. Plaintiff and his family resided a short distance north of Arkansas City, which is situated near the Kansas-Oklahoma state…