Gould Morris Electric Co. v. Atlantic Fire Insurance Co.

In the court below, and here, the parties have selected the proper construction of the phrase “collision of the conveyance on which the goods are carried” as the battleground of debate and the crucial question for decision.

While this language, standing alone and strictly construed, might limit liability to a collision of the conveyance itself and not extend to a collision of the load on the truck, as held below, we regard the interpretation too restrictive under all the terms of the policy.

In the first place, the policy is a single “Trip Transit Policy,” which within itself implies protection…