Burpo v. Resolute Fire Ins, Co.

This is an appeal on questions of law by defendant-appellant, The Resolute Fire Insurance Company, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of Cleveland, in favor of plaintiffs-appellees. The action was brought by two brothers, Harrison Burpo and Norman Burpo, against the insurance company to obtain recovery on an automobile collision insurance policy issued to Norman Burpo, after an automobile specified in the insurance policy had been demolished.

The amended petition, after reciting that plaintiffs were co-owners of a Ford automobile which was involved in a collision on July 17, 1949, stated…