EDGERTON & SONS, INC. v. MINNEAPOLIS FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.


142 Conn. 669 (1955)

EDGERTON AND SONS, INC. v. MINNEAPOLIS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 29, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Lessler, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Joseph M. Brandon, with whom, on the brief, were David E. FitzGerald, Jr., Bernard Insler and Gordon R. Raynor, for the appellee (defendant).

BALDWIN, O'SULLIVAN, WYNNE, DALY and PHILLIPS, JS.


WYNNE, J.

In this action a declaratory judgment was sought as to the interpretation of an insurance policy clause. The plaintiff is a common carrier engaged in the transportation of general merchandise. It maintained a fleet of twelve trucks of various sizes, types and shapes in the conduct of its business. In an effort to protect itself from liability to shippers for loss or damage to merchandise in transit, it procured, on June 20, 1951, an insurance policy, called...

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