Gandy v. Orient Insurance
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Florence, January, 1897. Action by J. J. Gandy v. Orient Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. cite: Clause prohibiting double insurance enforced on ground of public policy: 2 McM., 220; 16 Pet., 510. Policy previously taken out in another company invalidated Orient policy: 17 Ins.
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Before Klugh, J., Florence, January, 1897. Action by J. J. Gandy v. Orient Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. cite: Clause prohibiting double insurance enforced on ground of public policy: 2 McM., 220; 16 Pet., 510. Policy previously taken out in another company invalidated Orient policy: 17 Ins. D. J., 456; 23 lb., 723; 9 lb., 96. Conversation between insured and agent cannot effect contract: 66 Cal., 6; 67 Cal., 621. Conversation between insured and agent cannot be evidence of waiver, because stick waiver is forbidden by policy: 144 Mass., 46; 9 Allen., 316; 63 N.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is an action on an insurance policy issued by defendant to plaintiff, July 20th, 1893, for one year, on his dwelling house, $150, and on leaf tobacco therein contained, $350, both of which were destroyed by fijre October 31st, 1893. The principal defense was forfeiture by violation of the provision in the policy against other concurrent insurance. From the judgment in favor of plaintiff the defendant company appeals.
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