Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Corp. v. Ballon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
Defendant is an attorney. He represented one Albert Goldstein in an action to replevy a $5,000 mink coat. During the trial of the replevin suit the coat was inspected by the Trial Judge and then left with defendant at his law office by Goldstein, his client, pending appeal to this court.
Some time later, defendant advised his client, that while the coat was in his possession it had “ either been stolen or lost or disappeared ” from the former’s law office, and could not be returned.
The coat had been insured by Goldstein under an all risk policy issued by plaintiff and payment was called for…
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