Connecticut Fire Insurance v. Tilley

Citations

• 88 Va. 1024
• 14 S.E. 851
• 1892 Va. LEXIS 67

Syllabus

<p>1. Insurance — Conditions—Vacancy.—Sixteen tenement houses (eight double houses, separated by lanes), each valued at 8187.50, were covered by a policy providing that if the premises became and remained vacant for ten days, without company’s assent, then, in every such case, the policy to be void. Several of the houses remained vacant beyond the limited period, and were so at the date of fire;</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>The assured could not recover for the loss of those that so remained vacant. '</p> <p>2. Idem — Waiver.—The fact that at time of issuing the policy the premises were vacant, did not waive the condition as to avoidance thereof.</p>