Hill v. International Indemnity Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This is an action on a fire insurance policy by the mortgagee, to whom .the loss was payable. From a judgment for plaintiff the defendant has appealed.

E. A. Redd purchased from the Hill-Howard Motor Company a Chalmers touring car and in part payment gave to the sellers his note, in effect a chattel mortgage on the car which stipulated that the purchaser should insure the automobile against fire in favor of the seller for an amount sufficient to cover the principal of the note. In compliance with that stipulation Redd took out a policy of…