Wilson v. Countryside Casualty Co.

Donald L. Corbin, Judge.

Appellant, Walter E. Wilson, seeks to have a contract of insurance, insuring his dwelling against loss by fire, enforced. He appeals an adverse decision alleging that the policy terms were ambiguous and that the tender of a bad check for the premium was not a conditional payment. We affirm.

The language in the policy which appellant claims is ambiguous reads:

The binder is effective only if signed by an authorized agent and if the effective date and time of the binder is inserted and binder of any policy issued therein are void if any check tendered in payment of the…