Legal Opinion

Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. Ponsell's Drug Stores, Inc.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided June 22, 1964No. 86PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Terry, Chief Justice.

On November 10, 1954, the defendant issued a comprehensive dishonesty, disappearance and destruction policy to the plaintiff. In addition to the usual condition requiring plaintiff to file proof of loss within a specified period of time, the policy, within its general terms and conditions, required the plaintiff to:

“* * * keep verifiable records of all property covered by this Policy * * *.”

On May 6, 1955, the above-cited provision was deleted and the following language substituted therefor:

“The Assured shall keep records of all the insured property in such manner that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ebersole v. LowengrubSupreme Court of Delaware · 1962
  2. Nathan Miller, Inc. v. Northern InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1944
  3. Everett-Ridley-Ragan Co. v. Traders InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  4. Continental Insurance v. RosenbergSupreme Court of Delaware · 1909
  5. Commonwealth Insurance v. SolomanSuperior Court of Delaware · 1923

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Schock v. NashSupreme Court of Delaware · 1999
  2. Cross v. HairSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
  3. Oglesby v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1995
  4. Brandywine One Hundred Corp. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
  5. Coppi v. West American InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1994

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