Blue Stripe, Inc. v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company

BECTON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Blue Stripe, Inc., brought this action seeking to recover damages of $21,610.00 under an “all risk” insurance policy issued by defendant, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF&G). The matter was tried before a jury, but, after Blue Stripe presented its case, the trial judge granted USF&G’s motion for a directed verdict. Blue Stripe appealed. We affirm.

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Blue Stripe operated a retail computer sales business in Crabtree Valley Mall under the name Entre Computer Center (Entre). Blue Stripe’s own evidence showed that in March 1983 Wayne Webster, the store’s…