Palatine Insurance v. Smith McKinnon & Son

Citations

• 115 Miss. 324
• 75 So. 564

Syllabus

<p>Insurance. Fire insurance. Additional insurance Clause. Waiver.</p> <p>A provision in a fire insurance policy that it should be void if insured should procure any othei insurance on the property in excess of one thousand dollars, is hot waived by the insurer’s agent offering insured an additional policy of another company for a greater amount than permitted by the first policy, where neither the insurer nor the agent knew that additional insurance had been taken out by insured after the fire, and insured was fully aware that he was bound by his contract.</p>