Lincoln v. General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin

The plaintiffs, who are husband and wife, purchased a new Nash automobile about June 1, 1950. They procured from defendant-company an insurance policy which indemnified them from damage to the ear by collision. The policy had what is described as the “standard” $50 deductible clause.

Disaster speedily overtook the new automobile. While béing driven by plaintiffs’ daughter near Norton, Kansas, on June 17, 1950, it left the highway and was considerably damaged. The plaintiffs promptly notified the agents of the defendant, although they did not file formal proof of loss as required by the terms…