Bromberg v. Fort Dearborn Casualty Underwriters

This is an action on an insurance policy to recover damages to an automobile alleged to have resulted from a collision. The only question involved is whether the accident constituted a collision within the meaning of Item 3 of the policy, which provides as follows:

“Item 3: Against loss or damage to any part of the above automobile by collision of any object, moving or stationary, excluding damage to any tire. * * *”

The facts are not in dispute. It appears that the driver of plaintiff’s automobile in turning around on a slippery pavement backed the hind wheels over the edge of the road upon an…