Anderson v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

CRAIG, J., Dissenting.

I dissent. The important facts in this action are, that the plaintiff was robbed of a dia mond taken from a pin which she was wearing while on board the battleship “Texas,” then anchored in the Los Angeles harbor. It was stipulated that she “distinctly felt a person’s hand grasp the pin.” Recovery is sought upon a contract of insurance; the body of the policy is one insuring against burglary of the assured’s dwelling, and a rider attached thereto purports to further protect from “loss from highway robbery by force or violence.” The pin was fastened to the waist worn by…