Hammond v. Niagara Fire Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The question involved in this proceeding is: Does the failure to keep and produce certain records of a commercial business, as required by the terms of a fire insurance policy, bar recovery in case of loss ? W. A. Hammond, the appellant, brought this action to recover against-The Niagara Fire Insurance Company, the appellee, on a policy of insurance issued by that company upon a stock of merchandise and store fixtures owned by him and located at Towanda, Kan. On July 17, 1911, the appellee, by its agent-, G. W. Moore, issued to…