Popeo v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

After a jury waived trial in the Superior Court, the plaintiff recovered judgment in the amount of his claim under a “Blanket Crime Policy” for a loss sustained through dishonest acts of employees. The insurer contends that the judge erred in ruling that there was sufficient evidence, other than “an inventory computation or a profit and loss computation,” to satisfy § 2 (b) of the policy, the inventory exclusion clause, and § 4, the clause on “Loss Caused by Unidentifiable Employees.” 1 We hold that there was no error.

We summarize the judge’s findings and rulings. The plaintiff was appointed…