Lewis v. New England Fire Insurance

This is an action on a fire insurance policy in which the defendant, on various conditions, insured the plaintiff against loss by fire or lightning on his steam saw and stave mill. The policy was. to become void if, among other things, the assured was not the sole and unconditional owner of the property, or if any building intended to be insured stood on ground not owned in fee-simple by the assured, or if the interest of the assured was not truly stated in the policy, unless consent in writing should' be indorsed by the company thereon. The defendant has, by plea, set out these conditions,…