Roger Williams Insurance v. Carrington
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair.. Action on insurance policy. Defendant brings error. An insurance policy can be changed of enlarged by parol, Seaman v. O’Hara 29 Mich. 66; Kennebec Go. v. Augusta Ins. Go. 6 Cray 209; First Baptist Chu/rch v. Brooklyn Ins. Go. 19 N Y. 305.
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
Action was brought in the circuit court for the county of St. Clair by Carrington as assignee of a policy of insurance originally issued by plaintiff in error to Angeline James on a livery stable stock in Port Huron. The policy bore date October 16, 1876, and was assigned after the property insured was burned up. The fire which destroyed the property was in September, 1877. The policy was by its terms made payable to Carrington as his interest should appear. It was thus arranged to secure a debt due him from Mrs. James and secured.
At the time of the fire the horses and carriages and other…
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