Clark v. Svea Fire Ins. Co.

Citations

• 102 Cal. 252
• 36 P. 587
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 629

Syllabus

<p>Fire Insurance—Transfer of Property—Fraud Upon Creditors.— Where the property insured by a fire insurance company has been transferred by an assignment duly approved by the insurance company, the company cannot show, as a defense to an action upon the policy, that the property was transferred for the purpose of defrauding the creditors of the party originally insured.</p> <p>Id.—Landlord and Tenant—Insurance of Trade Fixtures.—Where the trade fixtures of a tenant are insured by the company as fixtures, and the premiums therefor received by it, the insurance company cannot defend against the loss upon the ground that the fixtures were so attached to the building as to become the property of the landlord.</p>