Moore v. National Accident Society

Citations

• 38 Wash. 31
• 80 P. 171
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 1111

Syllabus

<p>Insurance—Notice of Accident—Proof of Loss—Failure to Object—-Estoppel. Where* the secretary of an insurance company resists payment and refuses to treat with the insured solely on the ground that notice was not given within the time limited, the company is estopped, in an action on the policy, to set up the defense that proofs of loss were not furnished within the time required after giving the notice.</p> <p>Same—Secretary of Company—Waiver of Proofs of Loss. The acts of. a secretary of an insurance company, in waiving proofs of loss, must he held to he the acts of the company, where he is the officer to whom the policy requires notice to he given.</p>