The Insurance Law Journal, Volume 2D.T. & L.H. Potter, 1873 - Insurance law Reports of all decisions rendered in insurance cases in the federal courts, and in the state courts of last resort. |
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Page 16 - ... months, the lapse of time shall be taken and deemed as conclusive evidence against the validity of such claim, any statute of limitation to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 328 - If the said premiums shall not be paid on or before the days above mentioned for the payment thereof...
Page 586 - In a just sense, the amendment then may well be construed to embrace all suits, which are not of equity and admiralty jurisdiction, whatever may be the peculiar form which they may assume to settle legal rights.
Page 511 - Upon a similar ground notice of facts to an agent is constructive notice thereof to the principal himself, where it arises from or is at the time connected with the subject-matter of his agency ; for upon general principles of public policy, it is presumed that the agent has communicated such facts to the principal, and if he has not, still the principal, having intrusted the agent with the particular business, the other party has a right to deem his acts and knowledge obligatory on the principal,...
Page 288 - ... shall form the basis of the contract for insurance, and also that any untrue or fraudulent answers, any suppression of facts in regard to the party's health, or neglect to pay the premium on or before the day it becomes due, will render the policy null and void, and forfeit all payments made thereon...
Page 480 - Truly a Thinking Man is the worst enemy the Prince of Darkness can have ; every time such a one announces himself, I doubt not, there runs a shudder through the Nether Empire ; and new Emissaries are trained, with new tactics, to, if possible, entrap him, and hoodwink and handcuff him.
Page 652 - ... refers to those conditions and provisions of the policy which enter into and form a part of the contract of insurance, and are essential to make it a binding contract between the parties, and which are...
Page 540 - If the death is caused by the voluntary act of the assured, he knowing and intending that his death shall be the result of his act, but when his reasoning faculties are so far impaired that he is not able to understand the moral character, the general nature, consequences, and effect of the act he is about to commit, or when he is impelled thereto by an insane impulse, which lie has not the power to resist, such death is not within the contemplation of the parties to the contract, and the insurer...
Page 770 - If the property be sold or transferred, or any change takes place in title or possession, whether by legal process or judicial decree, or voluntary transfer or conveyance, or if this policy shall be assigned before a loss without the consent of the company indorsed hereon, * * * then and in every such case this policy shall be void.
Page 357 - And it is further provided in the policy that "if the interest of the assured in the property be any other than the entire, unconditional and sole ownership of the property for the use and benefit of the assured...