Savin Express Co. v. Hanover Fire Insurance

The plaintiff, a common carrier of goods by truck, brought suit against the defendant on a policy of insurance protecting it against “Theft of an entire shipping package, holdup and hi-jacking, but excluding all pilferage” and had a verdict. Numerous assignments of error were filed but the only substantial issue relates to the denial of the motion to set the verdict aside.

Certain facts were conceded. The plaintiff was a common carrier by truck, operated between New York, New London and points east and was protected by a policy of insurance issued by the defendant which contained the quoted…