Price v. Century Indemnity Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

This is a suit on a “hold-up” insurance policy. Plaintiff is an itinerant jewelry merchant. He claims that while traveling alone in an automobile with his merchandise he was forced off the road by three persons and a part of his stock in trade was taken from him.

Defendant company offered four defenses to the action : first, that the robbery did not occur, second, that at least it was not established by “reasonable evidence” as required by the policy, third, that, in violation of the policy, plaintiff was. not accompanied by a guard, and fourth, that plaintiff did…