Sleeper v. N. H. F. Insurance
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
From Merrimack Circuit Court. Assumpsit, upon a policy of insurance. The action was sent to a referee, who, at the April term, 1875, made his report as follows : The property insured was situated in New Hampton.
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From Merrimack Circuit Court. Assumpsit, upon a policy of insurance. The action was sent to a referee, who, at the April term, 1875, made his report as follows : The property insured was situated in New Hampton. The plaintiff applied in Franklin to the defendants’ agent; and, upon the representation of the plaintiff, the agent, who had no knowledge of the property except what the plaintiff told him, issued a policy, a copy of which is hereto annexed, and received six dollars for the premium thereon. The plaintiff claimed at the trial that, in the absence of fraud, the valuation agreed upon by…
1Opinion of the Court
FROM MERRIMACK CIRCUIT COURT. By the written contract of insurance made between these parties, of which the policy is the evidence, it was agreed as follows: "If the premises hereby insured become vacated by the removal of the owner or occupant, without immediate notice to the company and consent endorsed hereon, * * this policy shall be void."
These buildings were occupied by a tenant of the insured, and the rent had been settled for up to May, 1872. The tenant left in July 1871, and went to Laconia, his family having left a short time previous. The wearing apparel of the tenant and his…
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- Jewell v. HoldernessSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1860
- Pierce v. Nashua Fire Ins.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1870
- Chamberlain v. N. H. Fire Ins.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1875
- Shepherd v. Union Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1859
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