Geo. Washington Fire Ins. Co. v. Adams

(dissenting) : It is a conceded fact in this case that, upon a stock of goods and fixtures, sworn by the insured to have been of the value of $3,654.89 (mark the exact figures in dollars and cents), the insured was carrying insurance to the amount of $7,500.

It is also a conceded fact that, in the proofs of loss relating to the particular policy in question, the insured made an affidavit, in order to collect the $3,000, “that the total insurance covering, at the time of said fire, in whole or in part, on any of the within described and insured property, including the above and all other…