Simons v. Royal Insurance

This is an action of contract upon an automobile fire insurance policy. The answer of the defendant is a general denial, concealment or misrepresentation of material facts, and “that the plaintiffs were not the sole and unconditional owners of the automobile referred to in their declaration at the time of the issuance of the policy.” At the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence, a motion by the defendant for a directed verdict was allowed. The case comes before this court upon the exception of the plaintiffs thereto.

It is the contention of the defendant that the motion was rightly allowed,…