Allgood v. Hartford Fire Insurance

The only legal question involved in this case is as to the meaning of the rider on the “fire and theft insurance policy,” and if, under all the evidence, taken in a light most favorable to plaintiff, on the motion of nonsuit, there was any evidence to go to the jury.

The court below, on all the evidence, nonsuited the plaintiff. The automobile was continuously equipped with a locking device, known as the Johnson lock. Every provision of the policy was fully complied with, and the only defense the defendant has set up to defeat plaintiff in recovering the value of his automobile is the…