ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO. v. VEAL

78-588.

377 So.2d 962 (1979)

ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO. v. James G. VEAL.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

November 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry D. Gillis of Kellett & Gillis, Fort Payne, for appellant.

W. M. Beck, Jr. of Beck & Beck, Fort Payne, for appellee.


MADDOX, Justice.

Does an insurance policy which covers a loss "caused by theft or larceny," include a loss occasioned by false pretense? We hold that it does not.

Briefly, the facts are that St. Paul issued an automobile insurance policy which covered the insured's 1971 GMC Diesel Tractor, or any part thereof, against loss "caused by theft or larceny." The insured took his vehicle to a local mechanic for engine...

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