Pacific Fire Insurance v. L. A. D. Motors Corp.

The insured directed that her automobile be delivered to the defendant for repairs. The testimony was conflicting as to whether this delivery was completed. The automobile disappeared under circumstances indicating that it was stolen either from the defendant’s premises dr some adjacent place. Whether or not this theft was chargeable to any negligence on the part of the defendant also remains in dispute. On June 14, 1929, the defendant and the insured, through her father, negotiated a settlement for whatever liability may have attached to the defendant by reason of the disappearance of the…