Legal Opinion

Helbing v. Svea Ins. Co.

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1880No. 6,020PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiffs, and from an order denying a new trial, in the Fifteenth District Court, City and County of San Francisco. Dwinelle, J. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Department No. 1, McKinstry, J.:

The fourth clause of the policy contains the following:

“ The application or survey, upon which the issuance of a policy is predicated, shall be considered a part of it, and a warranty by the assured. If the assured, in a written or verbal application for insurance, or by survey, plan, or description, or otherwise, makes any erroneous representation, or omits to make *158known any fact material to the risk, or overvalues the property, * * * then, and in every such case, this policy shall be void.”

And the eighth clause provides:

“Persons sustaining loss or damage by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. WaldenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Stone v. Geyser Quicksilver Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1877
  3. People v. CarrilloCalifornia Supreme Court · 1879

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Davis v. HearstCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Wheaton v. North British and Merchantile InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Campbell v. Great Lakes Insurance Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1924
  4. Commercial Insurance Co. of California v. FriedlanderIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  5. National Bank of D. O. Mills & Co. v. Union InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891

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