Hill v. Phœnix Insurance

Citations

• 14 Wash. 164
• 44 P. 146
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 329

Syllabus

<p>INSURANCE — LIMITATION OB' TIME FOR BRINGING SUIT — WAIVER — EVIDENCE.</p> <p>In an action upon a fire insurance policy, plaintiff cannot introduce in evidence letters from the company’s local agents to its general agents tending to show that the company had not come to a final determination in regard to the payment of plaintiff’s claim of loss, for the purpose of excusing plaintiff from bringing his action within the time limited by the policy. (Dunbar, J., dissents.)</p> <p>The fact that an insurance adjuster has determined the amount of a loss, and stated to the assured that it would be paid in due course does not constitute an agreement of the company to pay.</p>