Antal's Restaurant, Inc. v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

In this case, we apply (for the first time in this jurisdiction) the settled principle that an express anti-assignment clause of an insurance contract does not bar assignment of an insured’s claim (or “chose in action”) against the insurer after a loss has occurred. Since the trial court’s grant of summary judgment rested on a contrary determination, we reverse.

I

For present purposes, the facts are undisputed. Appellants operated a restaurant known as Charing Cross on the premises of 3027 M Street, N.W., under a lease with the owners of the property. The property was…