Harr v. Allstate Insurance Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hall, J.

This is an action against an insurer to recover for water damage to certain business merchandise stored in the basement of plaintiffs’ dwelling. Their theory is that, although neither a homeowner’s policy nor a fire insurance policy issued by defendant covered the peril causing the loss, the' insurer is estopped to deny coverage under the fire policy by reason of a contrary representation made by its agent and relied on by plaintiffs to their detriment.

The trial court, sitting without a jury, granted defendant’s motion for involuntary dismissal…