Cohen & Powell, Inc. v. Great American Indemnity Co.

A truck of the plaintiff was damaged by reason of the operation of a truck owned by one Muriello and being driven by his agent. The plaintiff recovered.a judgment against Muriello and brought this action under § 4231 of the General Statutes against the defendant, which had issued a liability insurance policy to Muriello. The policy excluded liability for damages to property “in charge of” the insured. If, at the time of the injury, the plaintiff’s truck was “in charge of” Muriello, the latter could not have recovered on the policy, and the plaintiff, who stands -in his shoes, cannot.…