Beene v. Southern Casualty Co.

Plaintiff sues .for the value (less salvage) of an automobile alleged to be stolen, and covered by a policy of insurance against theft taken out in defendant company.

The defense is: (1) That the automobile was sold and not stolen; and (2) that the plaintiff has breached certain warranty clauses in the policy of insurance.

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We agree with the district judge that the automobile was stolen and not sold. It was in storage at the ga'rage of one Crawley, a dealer in automobiles at Shreveport. The latter had no authority to sell the automobile, and did not do so. One McFadden, sought to buy from him…