Elder v. Federal Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract upon a policy of insurance of the plaintiff’s automobile against loss or damage caused by fire. Writ dated March 12, 1910. The policy was for one year from March 31, 1908, and contained as one of its terms the following: "17. Warranted by the assured hereunder that the automobile hereby insured shall not be used for carrying passengers for compensation or rented or leased during the term of this policy; and in the event of violation of this warranty this policy…
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Contract upon a policy of insurance of the plaintiff’s automobile against loss or damage caused by fire. Writ dated March 12, 1910. The policy was for one year from March 31, 1908, and contained as one of its terms the following: "17. Warranted by the assured hereunder that the automobile hereby insured shall not be used for carrying passengers for compensation or rented or leased during the term of this policy; and in the event of violation of this warranty this policy shall immediately become null and void.” The provision of St. 1907, c. 576, § 21, referred to in the opinion, is as follows:…
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
The plaintiff as the insured, “warranted . . . that the automobile hereby insured” against loss or damage by fire “shall not be used for carrying passengers for compensation or rented or leased during the term of this policy; and in the event *391of violation of this warranty this policy shall immediately become null and void.” Having been inserted in the body of the policy the warranty was not dependent upon the negotiations embodied in the application and final issuance of the contract of insurance, and the St. of 1907, c. 576, § 21, is inapplicable. Barker v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. 188…
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