Beacon Textiles Corp. v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance

The plaintiff brought an action on an insurance policy for an alleged loss to it caused by an accident. The judge found for the defendant. The plaintiff excepted to rulings made on the defendant’s requests.

The following facts were agreed to or could have been found. The plaintiff in March, 1965, sold to its customer in New York about 10,333 pounds of oxford gray yarn. About one month after delivery the customer complained. The plaintiff’s treasurer visited the customer’s premises in June, 1965. He noticed that of sweaters knitted from the yarn about 230 dozen had turned color from oxford gray…