Langan v. Royal Ins.

Citations

• 162 Pa. 357
• 29 A. 710
• 1894 Pa. LEXIS 987

Syllabus

<p>Fire insurance — Policy—Production of books, etc.</p> <p>A clause in a policy of fire insurance providing that the insured, “ as often as required, shall produce for examination all books of account, bills, invoices, and other vouchers, or certified copies thereof, if originals be lost, at such reasonable place as may be designated by this company or its representative, and shall permit extracts and copies thereof to be made,” is reasonable and it is the duty of the insured to comply with a demand made under it.</p> <p>If under this clause the insured is called upon to produce duplicate bills of articles contained in his statement of loss, and is unable to produce such duplicates, the burden is on him to show, at least that he made a reasonable effort to do so, and was unsuccessful. Where his own evidence shows that he made no effort to comply with the demand of the company, he cannot recover on his policy.</p>