German Insurance & Savings Institution v. Kline
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Douglas county. Tried below before Keysor, J. The facts are stated by the commissioner. Denial of liability after expiration of time for furnishing proofs of loss is not a waiver of the proofs. (Wood, Eire Insurance, p. 725; Metropolitan Safety Fund Accident Association v. Windover, 27 N. Ip. Rep. [III.], 538; Van Kirk v. Citizens Ins.
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Error from the district court of Douglas county. Tried below before Keysor, J. The facts are stated by the commissioner. Denial of liability after expiration of time for furnishing proofs of loss is not a waiver of the proofs. (Wood, Eire Insurance, p. 725; Metropolitan Safety Fund Accident Association v. Windover, 27 N. Ip. Rep. [III.], 538; Van Kirk v. Citizens Ins. Co., 48 N. W. Rep. [Wis.], 798.) The provision of the policy to furnish proofs of loss as soon as possible was not complied with. The right to furnish and keep alive a claim of recovery required this to be done in a few days.…
1Opinion of the Court
Irvine, C.
This was an action by Kline against the insurance company to recover, upon a policy of insurance written on a frame building in the city of Omaha, the building having been destroyed by fire. The insurance company answered, admitting the payment of-the premium and the issuance of the policy, but denying that plaintiff was the owner of the building. Further answering, the defendant alleged that the policy provided that “if the interest of the assured in the property be any other than the entire, unconditional,- and sole ownership of the property for the use and benefit of the assured,…
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