Morie v. New Jersey Manufacturers Indemnity Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Goldmanx, S. J. A. D.

Plaintiff sued defendant insurance company under its comprehensive automobile liability insurance policy to recover for damage to her automobile caused by an explosion. The company answered and by way of affirmative defenses alleged, among other things, that the damage was the direct result of a mechanical failure and not explosion and was excluded from coverage by the express terms of the policy. By separate complaint plaintiff sued defendant Nesi, trading as Nesffs Sunoco Service Station, charging him with having negligently…