Hartford Fire Ins. Co v. Glass

By the Court.

This action was brought by Glass in the court of common pleas of Greene county to recover on his policy of insurance in the Hartford Fire Insurance Company for a loss from fire. The policy was issued December 25, 1923. The total amount of the policy was $7,000; being $3,000 on farmhouse, $2,000 on barn, $1,000 on household furniture, $500 on farm implements, and the remainder thereof on outbuildings.

The company defended on the ground that a portion of the personal property covered by said policy was incumbered by chattel mortgage and that no indorsement assenting thereto had been…