Legal Opinion
East Texas Fire Insurance v. Kempner
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1894No. 186PublishedCited by 63 opinions
Ebbob to Court of Civil Appeals for Third District, in an appeal from Lee County. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWFT, Associate Justice.
The East Texas Fire Insurance Company issued to H. Kempner, upon a brick- storehouse, a policy of insurance which contained the following clauses:
“Article 2. This policy shall become void unless consent in writing is indorsed by the company hereon in each of the following cases: Sec. 3. If the risk be increased by any change in the occupation of the building or premises herein described, or by the erection or occupation of adjoining buildings, or by any means whatever within the knowledge of the assured. Sec. 4. It is a rule of this company not to insure .any vacant…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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