Legal Opinion
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Universal Time, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 10, 1983No. 82-1921PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
In 1981, an employee of Universal Time, Inc. checked two suitcases containing valuable watches when he boarded a Miami-bound Braniff flight in Brownsville, Texas. Upon his arrival, only one of the cases was delivered to him. For reasons which have remained unknown, the other bag has never been found. After a non-jury trial, Universal Time recovered for the loss1 on a Travelers Indemnity policy which insured it against “theft.” We reverse.
The term “theft” was not further defined in the policy. Most significantly, there was no reference to recovery for a “mysterious…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Voelker v. Combined Ins. Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. TrusellSupreme Court of Florida · 1961
- Clark Equipment Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1980
- Davis v. St. Paul Mercury & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
- Long v. Glidden Mutual Insurance AssociationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Leasing Serv. Corp. v. Am. Motor. Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Hughes v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins.Norfolk County Circuit Court · 2001