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· 2/8/1978

Modern Sounds & Systems, Inc. v. Federated Mutual Insurance

Citations

  • 262 N.W.2d 183
  • 200 Neb. 46
  • 1978 Neb. LEXIS 652

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • broadly interpreting theft coverage and narrowly construing a conversion exclusion so as to provide coverage
  • plaintiff sold a car and received a fraudulent check; plaintiff could recover under its policy which provided coverage for a loss due to theft or larceny
  • “We hold that in an automobile insurance policy providing coverage against theft, in which the term is not defined, the term ‘theft’ will be construed broadly to include a loss caused by any unlawful or wrongful taking of the insured vehicle with criminal intent.”

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Judges: White, Spencer, Boslaugh, McCown, Clinton, Brodkey

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