American Home Assurance Co. v. Abraham Chevrolet-Miami Inc.

American Home Assurance Company appeals a judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Abraham Chevrolet-Miami, Inc. after a bench trial. We conclude that on the evidence presented, the trial court could reasonably conclude that the automobile had been stolen from Abraham’s body shop, and that Abraham had used due care in maintaining custody of the automobile. See Value Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Collection Chevrolet, Inc., 570 So.2d 1376 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990).

American Home attempts to distinguish Value Rent-A-Car by pointing out that in the present case, the missing automobile was never recovered. American…