California-Western States Life Ins. Co. v. Williams

The cancellation clause in the contract is plain and unambiguous. The company had the right to cancel the "policy at any time by written notice delivered to the insured or mailed to his last address as shown by the records of the Company." The contention of the appellee that the cancellation was not effective until the notice was received by him cannot be sustained. To so hold would be to interpolate into the contract a condition which cannot reasonably be implied.

In Wolonter v. U.S. Casualty Co., 126 Va. 156, 101 S.E. 58, the policy contained a provision allowing the Company to cancel the…