Bodley v. Fidelity Cas. Co. of N.Y.

This suit was brought by Dr. Bodley to recover, under a $2,000 theft policy, the value of certain articles alleged to have been stolen from his home. The lower court awarded him a judgment for the face of the policy i. e. $2,000, with interest thereon from December 26, 1922, amounting to $270, and a statutory penalty of $325; making a total of $2595. From this judgment or decree the defendant has appealed and assigned errors.

Dr. Bodley was a physician and surgeon, and lived with his wife, Mrs. Frances Bodley, and a two-year-old son, in their home at 786 Snowden Circle, Memphis, Tenn. They had…