AVIS v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 27.

195 S.E.2d 545 (1973)

283 N.C. 142

Dwight E. AVIS and wife, Margaret C. Avis v. The HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 11, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett, Kelly & Long, P. A., by Robert B. Long, Jr., Asheville, for plaintiff appellees.

Williams, Morris & Golding, by William C. Morris, Jr., Asheville, for defendant appellant.


BRANCH, Justice.

Plaintiffs contend the Court of Appeals erred in holding that their loss was not within the coverage afforded by the "all risks" policy issued to plaintiffs by defendant.

The Court of Appeals concluded that coverage did not extend because the loss was not the result of a fortuitous event, but was "the product of the inherent qualities of the property insured."

Recovery will be allowed under a policy affording "all risks" coverage for...

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