Sidebotham v. Merchants Fire Ass'n

Citations

• 41 Wash. 436
• 83 P. 1028
• 1906 Wash. LEXIS 983

Syllabus

<p>Insurance — Loss by Fire — Proofs of Loss — Waiver—Evidence-Sufficiency. A fire insurance company waives sworn proofs of loss called for by the policy, where immediately after the fire the insur'ed notified thp officers of the company of the loss and inquired what was necessary to be done in order to have the loss adjusted, and followed out instructions given to secure invoices, and subsequently the company refused to pay anything on the loss without giving any reason therefor; since there was an evident intent to mislead the insured by the giving of incorrect instructions.</p>