Home Insurance Company v. Hardin

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• holding that fraudulent attempt of insured, by means of sworn proof of loss, to obtain face amount of fire insurance policy on nonexistent household furnishings and contents invalidated as a matter of law the entire policy, including that portion relating to the dwelling
• “[A] sworn proof of loss which includes numerous nonexistent items voids the entire policy as a matter of law.”
• insured submitted proof of loss statement listing property that had never existed
• the insured's claim for non-existent items voided a fire loss claim as a matter of law under the policy's concealment or fraud provision, which required the misrepresentation or concealment to be material

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