Sample v. London & Lancashire Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Earle, J., Edgefield, March, 1895. Action by Mrs. E. B. Sample against The London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, of Liverpool, England, commenced July 5, 1892. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
On the 6th day of April, 1891, the defendant company issued to the plaintiff, Mrs. Sample, a fire insurance policy on her dwelling house in Edgefield County. The policy contained a provision that “No suit or action on this policy, for the recovery of any claim, shall be sustainable in any court of law or equity, until after full compliance by the insured with all the foregoing requirements, nor unless commenced within twelve months next after the fire.” The requirements to be complied with included the filing of proofs of loss within…
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