State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. v. Trautwein

JOHN J. WINN, Special Commissioner.

The plaintiff, E. T. Trautwein, had just completed constructing a four-unit apartment building. Vandals or thieves forcibly entered three of the units by jimmying the entrance doors. The fourth unit had already been rented and its entrance door was not locked. An air conditioning unit had been permanently installed in each apartment by Trautwein and these units were removed and carried off by a person or persons whose identity has never been discovered.

It is agreed that the replacement value of the air conditioners is $648.00 and that other damage to the…