Jerdee v. Cottage Grove Fire Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dane County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Tayloe as a part of the opinion: This action was brought by the respondent to recover the sum of $250 upon a policy of insurance issued to him by the appellant, which, among other thingSj insured the respondent against loss by fíre upon a certain dwelling-house described in the policy.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dane County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Tayloe as a part of the opinion: This action was brought by the respondent to recover the sum of $250 upon a policy of insurance issued to him by the appellant, which, among other thingSj insured the respondent against loss by fíre upon a certain dwelling-house described in the policy. The following is the form of the policy issued to the respondent: $450. No. l',350. “ The Cottage Grove Fire Insurance Co., of the towns of Cottage Grove and 'Blooming Grove, Dane county, Wisconsin, in…
1Opinion of the CourtTatloe, J.
We are satisfied that the learned judge decided the case rightly. By an examination of the policy issued, it will be seen there are no conditions or clauses of forfeiture in the same. Under all the rules governing insurance upon such a policy the assured may recover if he have an insurable interest in the propertj7 insured at the date of the loss, at least to the extent of such interest. Unless there be something in the statute, articles of association, or by-laws of the company which declares a forfeiture of the policy because of a change of the interest or title of the assured in or to the…
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