Koury v. Providence-Washington Insurance

Joseph Elias, a common carrier of goods by auto truck, received from plaintiff Koury on April 15, 1924, certain dry goods to carry from Woonsocket to Central Falls. He left the goods in his locked garage overnight because of failing headlights.' It is conceded that the goods were still in transit. Through no fault of Elias, the truck and its contents were taken from the garage and the next morning were found about four miles away ruined by fire. The inference from the facts might be either that it had been stolen or that malicious intermeddlers had taken the truck from the garage. The parties…