Norris v. Hartford Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Abbeville, October, 1898. Action by Julia E. Norris against Hartford Fire Insurance Co. and Agnes L. La wing.
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Before Klugh, J., Abbeville, October, 1898. Action by Julia E. Norris against Hartford Fire Insurance Co. and Agnes L. La wing. From order sustaining demurrer to defendant’s answer, Hartford Fire Insurance Co. appeals. cite: Under a condition of a fire insurance policy that it should be void, if with knowledge of insured foreclosure proceedings be commenced, such proceedings render policy void, and knowledge of company that mortgage exists does not change condition: 133 N. Y., 356; 141 N. Y., 219; 25 At. R., 992. Such stipulation does not mean that the knowledge must precede the action: 151…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
To understand this appeal it will only be necessary to state that the defendant insurance company issued its policy, whereby for a valuable consideration, at the time paid, it agreed to insure the plaintiff’s dwelling house against loss by fire, valued at $1,600, to the amount of $1,200, from 26th May, 1896, to 26th May, 1897, and by an indorsement on the policy it was made payable, in case of loss, to Agnes L. Lawing as her interest might appear. The house was burned on 22d day of September, 1896. Notice of fire and proofs of loss…
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