Meyers v. German Fire Insurance

Defendant appeals from a judgment in suit on a fire insurance policy.

It appears that, without the knowledge or consent of defendant, plaintiff violated the, forfeiture provision against additional insurance. In the absence of waiver, this rendered the policy void or voidable at the instance of the insurance company. Hughes v. Insurance Co. of North America, 40 Neb. 626; Home Fire Ins. Co. v. Wood, 50 Neb. 381; Slobodisky v. Phœnix Ins. Co., 52 Neb. 395; Nebraska Mercantile Mutual Ins. Co. v. Sasek, 64 Neb. 17.

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