Bloomer v. Cicero Mutual Fire Insurance

Appellant claims, first, that the company had notice of the giving of the chattel mortgage, and, second, that the policy was divisible and the placing of the chattel mortgage only voided the policy as to those items covered by the chattel mortgage, if it voided any part thereof. There *409is no pretension that the plaintiff gave notice to the company of the execution of the chattel mortgage. The fact relied upon to establish notice to the company is that one of the mortgagees inquired of the company’s agent who procured the issuance of the policy what she should do with the chattel mortgage. The…