Robert L. Berner Co. v. National Fire Insurance

Defendant appeals from a judgment against it entered on an insurance policy issued to one Thomas Beldaris, hereafter called the insured. No question of fact is involved.

The original policy insured lawful goods and merchandise consisting of wholesale produce, the property of the insured or sold by them in course of delivery while in the custody of the insured and actually in transit, and only while contained in or on certain motor trucks owned or operated by the insured. The insurance was against loss or damage directly caused by: “5. (a) Fire, including self-ignition and internal explosion of…