Van Norman v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

HOOD, Judge.

John L. Van Norman instituted this suit against his homeowner’s insurance carrier, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, to recover under his policy for the theft of an outboard motor. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $500.00. Defendant appealed.

The sole issue presented is whether the policy which defendant issued to plaintiff provided coverage for the theft of the outboard motor.

Sometime between June 14 and June 18, 1975, plaintiff’s 20-horsepower Mercury outboard motor was stolen from a boat shed in Cameron Parish. At the time the theft…