Bloom v. Ohio Farmers Insurance

The question for determination on the report in this case is, whether the trial judge was right in refusing to order a verdict.

The defendant contends (1) that there was no evidence which would justify a finding of theft within the terms of the policy and that the evidence as matter of law requires findings that (2) the automobile was used for purposes other than pleasure and (3) its cost to the assured was stated falsely.(1) The words “theft, robbery or pilferage” used in the policy as descriptive of the “Perils Insured Against ” are to be given the meaning attributed to them in common use.…