Vollmer v. Automobile Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford

Hasbrouck, J.:

On or about April 8, 1921, plaintiff claims he bought a secondhand Marmon car of C. E. Lair for $3,200 and paid him $300 and gave him a note 'for $2,900. The license upon the car during Vollmer’s alleged ownership was a dealer’s license of the said Lair.

On May 17, 1921, the car while being driven late at night by plaintiff was destroyed by fire. On the fourteenth of April the car was insured by the Automobile Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. Thereafter on May twelfth the premium of $52.50 was paid by the plaintiff. After the fire in May, 1921, the loss was adjusted by the…