Independence Indemnity Co. v. Kell

LATTIMORE, Justice.

Appellant issued to appellee a policy of insurance against loss by burglary of the latter’s safe “when all doors of the safe and vault are duly closed and locked by all combinations thereon; provided that such entry shall be made by actual force and violence of which there shall be visible marks made by tools,” etc., “upon the exterior of all of said doors of such safe.”

Appellee’s safe was opened and $1,539 taken therefrom. On a jury trial verdict was for plaintiff, and from judgment thereon defendant appeals.

The only question raised is the sufficiency of the evidence.…