Jackson v. Old Colony Ins. Co.

This is a suit to recover the actual value of a 1941 Model DeSoto sedan which belonged to the plaintiff and upon which the defendant Insurance Company had issued a fire insurance policy, dated December 27, 1945. The automobile was totally destroyed by fire on July 12,1946, while the insurance policy was in effect.

The main defences were that no proof of loss had been filed and that there was no coverage under the policy by reason of the fact that the policy issued upon the car to be used for business and pleasure and did not cover it while used as a taxicab or a public livery conveyance. The…