Legal Opinion
Batts Restaurant, Inc. v. Commercial Insurance Company of Newark
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 6, 1969No. 16935PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, an Illinois corporation, operates Batt’s Mama Restaurant at 114 East Cermak Road, Chicago, Illinois. In 1960, plaintiff purchased from defendant insurer, a New Jersey corporation, a $10,000 fidelity policy covering the loss of money or property sustained through any fraudulent or dishonest acts of employees.
In 1962, Rose Marie Wolf, a cashier at plaintiff’s restaurant, started to misappropriate funds belonging to plaintiff. The losses were first discovered about November 15, 1964, and Miss Wolf was arrested three days thereafter and pleaded guilty to a…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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