Schwabacher Brothers & Co. v. Orient Insurance

Citations

• 101 Wash. 449
• 172 P. 568
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 857

Syllabus

<p>Insurance—Fire Insurance—Assignment op Loss—Knowledge op Agent—Liability op Company. Where the agent who solicited and wrote the insurance witnessed the assignment of the policy-after the loss, and had full knowledge of the terms and conditions of the assignment, his knowledge is imputed to the company, although the agent failed to report the assignment; and the company is liable for paying out the loss in disregard of the rights of the assignee.</p>