Henschel v. Oregon Fire & Marine Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Stiles, J. —

The respondent’s goods were insured by the appellant “while contained in the two-story and basement frame building” described, and desiring to move them to abuilding several blocks distant, in the City of Tacoma, he delivered his policy to appellant’s agent, who promised to indorse appellant’s consent to the removal upon the policy, in writing, and return it to him. Before the indorsement was made the building to which the goods had been in the meantime removed was burned, and a loss occurred. The agent then indorsed a cancellation upon the…