McCormick v. Potomac Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
This is an action on an insurance policy to recover from the defendant insurance company the damage caused plaintiff because of the theft of his automobile.
The policy contained a clause which reads: “ In consideration of a reduction in premium, it is warranted by the insured that the automobile insured under this policy will be continuously equipped with a locking device known as Peerless (approved by the Underwriters’ Laboratories of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and bearing their label).
“ The insured undertakes during the currency of this policy to use all diligence and care in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Doerr v. National Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
- Pisciotte v. Indemnity Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Allgood v. Hartford Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923