Arnold v. Adventure Line Manufacturing Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment imposing liability against an insurance company under a general comprehensive liability insurance policy. The primary question is whether an exclusionary clause in the policy eliminated coverage for a fire loss of hand tools owned and used by employees of the insured. The plant of the insured was destroyed by fire. The exclusionary clause is one generally referred to as a “care, custody or control clause”.

First a brief summary of background facts should be given. The employer, Adventure Line Manufacturing…