Williams v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Connor, J., at tbe Fall Term, 1922, of CUMBERLAND. Civil action to recover on an insurance' policy on an automobile, covering risk of destruction by fire and lightning. At tbe close of tbe testimony, and on motion made in apt time, there was judgment of nonsuit, and plaintiff excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHoice, J.
Tbe facts in evidence tended to show that on 24 April, 1920, plaintiff bad an open dealer’s policy of insurance on automobiles held by him for sale, covering risks of loss by fire and lightning to an amount not to exceed $5,000, and at said date, covering tbe machine in question here and its value. That on 9 May, 1920, said machine was stolen from plaintiff’s garage in Fayetteville, N. C., and on 23 June, forty-six days thereafter, tbe charred remains of tbe automobile were found near Greenville, S. C., possession of same never having been recovered by plaintiff, tbe true owner.
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