Howell v. Connecticut Fire Insurance

This suit was begun in the justice court on a policy of insurance for $200 which had been taken out to cover the loss by fire on a Chevrolet car. The case reached the circuit court on appeal and there a judgment was rendered for the defendant, from which an appeal is brought to this court.

The sole question to be determined here is, did the plaintiff have an insurable interest in the automobile at the time the policy was issued and at the time of the fire? If it be determined that he had, then the plaintiff should recover, and if he had no insurable interest then the judgment of the trial…