S. E. Hanna & Co. v. Orient Insurance
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Johnson Circnit Court.—Hon. Wm. L. Jarrott, Judge. (1) The agent who solicited this insurance countersigned and delivered the policy and collected the premium, had authority to make a waiver and under the facts in this case waived the “iron-safe clause” and keeping of hooks. Bush v; Ins. Co., 85 Mo. App. 155; Trust Co. v. Ins. Co., 79 Mo. App. 362; RossLangford v. Ins. Co., 97 Mo. App. 87; Ormsby v. Ins. Co., 98 Mo. App. 371; Rickey v. Ins. Co., 79 Mo.
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Appeal from Johnson Circnit Court.—Hon. Wm. L. Jarrott, Judge. (1) The agent who solicited this insurance countersigned and delivered the policy and collected the premium, had authority to make a waiver and under the facts in this case waived the “iron-safe clause” and keeping of hooks. Bush v; Ins. Co., 85 Mo. App. 155; Trust Co. v. Ins. Co., 79 Mo. App. 362; RossLangford v. Ins. Co., 97 Mo. App. 87; Ormsby v. Ins. Co., 98 Mo. App. 371; Rickey v. Ins. Co., 79 Mo. App. 485; James v. Ins. Co., 148 Mo. 1. (2) Under section 7979, Revised Statutes 1889, this was and is a valued policy, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
This is an action which was brought on a fire insurance policy insuring a stock of merchandise in the sum of $800'. The answer admitted the issue of the policy, the payment of the premium, the fire and the loss. It denied all liability and especially pleaded a condition of the policy commonly known as the “iron-safe clause” to the effect that, “the assured under the policy hereby covenants and warrants to keep a set of books, showing a complete record of business transacted including all purchases and sales, both for credit and cash, together with the last inventory of stock insured; and…
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