Wise v. Royal Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Where a fire-insurance policy covers certain personalty “only while contained in” a described building, a suit on the policy cannot be maintained by the insured against the insurer for a fire loss of the property when situated in another building to which it had been moved by the insured without the consent of the insurer as evidenced by the terms of the policy or an indorsement thereon.
2. In a suit against a fire-insurance company, where the petition alleged that the insured stated to the agent of the insurer before the policy was issued that the insured property would, after thirty days,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. MowrySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Corporation of the Royal Exchange Assurance v. FranklinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Athens Mutual Insurance v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Morris v. Imperial Insurance Co. Ltd. of LondonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
- Allstate Insurance Company v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. VandusenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969