Commonwealth Ins. Co. of New York v. Lacy

HARVEY, Justice.

Miss Louie Lacy sued the Commonwealth Insurance Company of New York to recover the value of certain jewelry under the terms of a Jewelry Floater Insurance Policy issued by the defendant, and from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $2950.00 the defendant has appealed.

The record discloses that Miss Louie Lacy owned certain articles of jewelry consisting of two rings and a brooch pin set with diamonds; that from 1938 until 1947 this jewelry was insured continuously by the defendant company against loss. In April, 1943, a few weeks prior to the issuance of…