Pennsylvania Co. for Insurance on Lives & Granting Annuities v. Aachen & Munich Fire Ins.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
At Law. Action by the Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities, trustee for M. Lilly Beale under the will of Clement B. Grubb, deceased, against the Aachen & Munich Fire Insurance Company. On rule for judgment for want of sufficient affidavit of defense.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
The plaintiff sues upon a policy of fire insurance issued by the defendant to Hortense L. Becker for $3,-500. The plaintiff was the holder by assignment of a mortgage for $4,000 upon the premises, and the policy was transferred to it on September 19, 1917, at which date there was added to the policy what is known as the standard mortgagee clause, which provided that the loss be payable to the plaintiff “as assignee of mortgagee, as interest may appear, and this insurance, as to the interest of the mortgagee only therein, shall not be invalidated by any act or neglect…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Syndicate Ins. v. BohnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- Eddy v. London Assurance Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Germania Fire Insurance v. BallyArizona Supreme Court · 1918
- Reed v. Firemen's InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1911
- Knights of Joseph B. & L. Ass'n v. Mechanics' Fire Ins.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
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- Mann v. Glens Falls InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1974
- United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Germantown Savings BankDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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