Walton v. American Central Insurance

Citations

• 115 Wash. 103
• 196 P. 588
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 690

Syllabus

<p>Insurance (130,137)—Fire Policy—Prooes oe Loss—Necessity— Estoppel or Waiver—Acts op Agents. Proof of loss as required by a policy of insurance is a condition precedent to the right to maintain an action for loss, unless the failure to present the proof is due to the insured being misled by officers or agents of the insurance company; evidence to such effect presenting a question for the jury.</p> <p>Same. The act of an adjuster of a fire insurance company in misleading insured into the belief that proofs of loss were unnecessary estops the company from relying on a policy provision against modification of its terms unless in writing.</p>