Fedele v. National Liberty Insurance

On November 1, 1943, the National Liberty Insurance Company of America issued to Salvatore Fedele a fire and theft insurance policy covering his 1942 Mercury sedan, for the period of one year, in the sum of $920. On January 5, 1944, the automobile was taken from the place where it had been parked and was destroyed by fire. After due proof of loss had been filed with the Insurance Company, it declined to pay the loss and Fedele brought suit to recover the amount of the policy. The Insurance Company defended on the ground that Fedele, the insured, had unlawfully and fraudulently procured and…