Tripp v. United States Fire Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered, by

Thiele, J.:

This is an appeal in an action for damages to an automobile owned by plaintiff and insured against theft by defendant.

Plaintiff was engaged in the automobile business at Stockton. On May 24, 1933, a man calling himself Hanson appeared at plaintiff's place of business with a Chevrolet coupé in which he had a number of surveying instruments. Plaintiff suggested to Hanson that he needed a larger car and Hanson looked at cars, trying them to see how the instruments would fit into them. Hanson told plaintiff he had to go to Palco to do some work…