Growers Refrigerating Co. v. American Motorists Insurance

This is an action on an insurance policy to recover for damage to pears stored in plaintiffs’ cold storage plant as the alleged result of contamination following an ammonia leak in the refrigeration equipment. After trial before a jury, judgment was entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiffs in the sum of $17,855.48.

In appealing from that judgment defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying its motions for involuntary nonsuit and for a directed verdict on the grounds: (1) that there was no evidence that the loss was caused by an “occurrence” as defined by the policy and (2) that…