Canal Ins. Co. v. WILKES SUPPLY CO. INC.

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Canal Insurance Company appeals a judgment in favor of Wilkes Supply Company, Inc., in an action to collect on a Canal policy for the theft of five vans. The judgment incorporates a jury verdict awarding Wilkes compensatory damages, a statutory penalty and attorney fees. Canal alleges the trial court erred by denying its motion for summary judgment and its motions for a directed verdict. The thrust of Canal’s argument is that Wilkes was not entitled to recover under the theft coverage of the policy because the vans were not stolen from Wilkes’ possession, and that…