Legal Opinion
Walsh v. Hartford Fire Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1876Published
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant, entered upon an order made at the Circuit, nonsuiting the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Mullin, P. J.:
The defendant insured the plaintiff’s dwelling-house at Carthage, in Jefferson county, for the term of three years, from the 27th of November, 1871, for the sum of $1,500 ; the policy was renewed on the 27th of November, 1874, for three years longer.
The policy contained the following condition amongst others, viz.: “ If the premises hereby insured shall become vacated by the removal of the owner or occupant, and so remain for a period of more than fifteen days without notice to the company and consent indorsed hereon, then the policy to be void. It is further expressly…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bodine v. . Exchange Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Post & Dowding v. Ætna InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1864
- Wood v. Poughkeepsie Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Carroll v. Charter Oak InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- Parker v. . Arctic Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874