Travelers Insurance v. Hulme

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Arn, J.:

An insurance company brought this action against a garage operator to recover for the loss of a Buick automobile destroyed by fire while said automobile was in the garage operator’s place of business undergoing repairs to its gasoline line and tank. The defendant garage operator’s demurrer to plaintiff’s petition was overruled by the trial court and defendant appealed.

The petition contained only general allegations as to defendant’s negligence and the trial court overruled a motion to make it more definite and certain by setting forth in what…