Schmitt v. Gripton

An action to recover the earned premiums upon certain policies of fire insurance from the mortgagee of the insured property.

The court found, in accordance with the allegations of the complaint, that three policies of insurance were executed and delivered by respondent’s assignors, to California Lumber Products Company, a corporation, insuring property owned by the latter in Mendocino County against loss by fire; that at the special instance and request of appellant there was attached to each a clause providing that any loss within the terms of the policy should be payable to the mortgagee,…