Watson v. National Surety Corp. of Chicago

SCHULTZ, Justice.

This.appeal presents issues arising from a condition 1 in a fire insurance policy that permitted the insurer to question the insureds under oath. The policy was issued by defendant, The National Surety Corporation of Chicago, Illinois, a/k/a Fireman’s Fund Insurance Companies (Fireman’s Fund), to plaintiffs-insureds, Robert H. Watson and Mable Ann Watson. The insurer denied plaintiffs’ claims on the basis of their refusal to be questioned under oath concerning the fire. Plaintiffs then commenced this declaratory judgment action in law to determine their rights under the…