Atlas Assurance Co. v. Williams

B. F. Williams procured from the Atlas Assurance Company Limited a policy insuring him against all direct loss or damage by fire and theft, in an amount not exceeding $2,350, of an automobile described in said policy. The assured showed that on February 22, 1921, the automobile was destroyed by fire, and claimed the full amount of the policy. The company denied that the entire loss was sustained by fire, and a disagreement thereupon arose between the assured and the company as to the amount of loss or damage. The assured filed suit for the amount of the policy, and recovered a verdict in the…