Seibel v. Firemen's Insurance

Citations

• 24 Pa. Super. 154
• 1904 Pa. Super. LEXIS 147

Syllabus

<p>Insurance — Fire insurance — Examination of books and accounts.</p> <p>Where a polie3' of fire insurance provides that the insured after a loss shall produce his books and accounts at such reasonable place as the company may designate, and it appears that the company had its principal office out of the state, and no office within the state where books and accounts might be submitted, and the company after a loss notifies the insured that he would be required to produce his books and accounts at such reasonable place as may be designated by the company, but the company does not thereafter designate such place, the failure of the insured to produce his books and accounts is not a ground for a defense by the company in an action upon the policy.</p> <p>Insurance — Fire insurance — ■Arbitration—Revocation.</p> <p>A mere naked agreement in a policy of fire insurance to arbitrate, may be revoked before the arbitrators have agreed upon an award.</p>