Gray v. Great Central Insurance

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action by the proprietor of a service station against his insurer to recover for losses sustained when merchandise and cash were removed from the premises by burglars. The station, a single structure, consisted of two offices, a storage area, a work area and two restrooms. The restrooms abutted the south wall of the station and each had an outside door. Access to the restrooms could be gained only through the doors on the outside of the building. On the evening of April 30, 1968, a burglary occurred on the premises and,…