German Insurance v. Ward

Citations

• 90 Ill. 550

Syllabus

<p>Insurance—waiver of proof of loss at home office. If a policy of insurance requires notice and proof of a loss to be delivered to the secretary of the company at the home office, and it is given to a local agent of the company without objections on this score, and payment refused upon a claim that the policy had been canceled, the provision in the policy as to the place of giving the notice and proof will be regarded as waived, and can not be set up to defeat a recovery on the policy.</p>