DEALERS DAIRY CO. v. ROYAL INS. CO.

Nos. 36111 and 36112.

170 Ohio St. 336 (1960)

DEALERS DAIRY PRODUCTS CO., APPELLEE, v. ROYAL INS. CO., LTD., APPELLANT. DEALERS DAIRY PRODUCTS CO., APPELLEE, v. PHOENIX INS. CO., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 10, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H. P. Fetterman, Mr. R. E. Fetterman and Mr. J. R. Kistner, for appellee.

Messrs. Hauxhurst, Sharp, Cull & Kellogg, Mr., Michael R. Gallagher and Mr. Forrest A. Norman, for appellants.


ZIMMERMAN, J.

As is apparent from the statement of the case, the problem confronting us is the meaning of the words, "in transit" and "transportation," as used in the policies of insurance in issue, interpreted in the light of the undisputed facts.

A policy of insurance is a contract and like any other contract is to be given a reasonable construction in conformity with the intention of the parties as gathered from the ordinary and commonly understood meaning...

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