Legal Opinion
Smith Beverages, Inc. v. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 7, 1958PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
This is an action of contract upon a burglary-insurance policy issued by the defendant, dated September 26, 1950. The plaintiff seeks to recover for a loss by alleged burglary, on October 14 or 15, 1950, of liquors from the plaintiff’s store in Revere. The policy provides that '([Affirmative proof of loss . . . under oath . . . upon such forms as are provided by the company shall be furnished to the company within sixty days from the date of the discovery of such loss.” The plaintiff gave to the defendant notice of loss on October 17, 1950. Proof of loss was filed January 15, 1951, more than…
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