Legal Opinion
Van Vechten v. American Eagle Fire Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1925PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
Defendant’s policy of insurance covering plaintiff’s automobile insures against stated perils, among them “ theft, robbery or pilferage,” with exceptions not now material.
Plaintiff left his automobile at a garage and repair shop with instructions to the proprietor to make specified repairs. The proprietor took the car on a trip for his own purposes, and on the homeward journey ran it against a pole. Plaintiff returning to the garage and receiving back his damaged car, makes claim against the insurance company that it reimburse him for his loss. The question is whether there was “ theft ”…
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