AUSTIN v. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY

No. 3278.

193 A.2d 741 (1963)

Madeleine AUSTIN, Appellant, v. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 17, 1963.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Wattawa, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Sol Friedman, Washington, D. C., with whom Leonard L. Lipshultz and Hyman L. Rosenberg, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Chief Judge.

Under a "Homeowners Policy" of insurance issued by appellee, appellant was insured against loss by "Theft, meaning any act of stealing or attempt thereat." Thereafter, for an additional premium, appellant was given "Extended Theft Coverage" which, in addition to deleting an exclusion in the policy, amended the meaning of theft so as to read: "Theft, meaning any act of stealing or attempt thereat, or mysterious disappearance (except mysterious disappearance...

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