Wilson v. Mutual Fire Insurance

Citations

• 174 Pa. 554
• 34 A. 122
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 924

Syllabus

<p>Insurance — Fire insurance — Assignment of policy — Defenses.</p> <p>An assignee of a policy of fire insurance takes it subject to all the equities which existed between the original parties at the time of the assignment.</p> <p>Insurance — Fire insurance — Additional insurance — Estoppel.</p> <p>Where the by-laws of a mutual fire insurance company forbid additional insurance unless the same is approved by the company, if the company with notice of additional insurance continues to make and collect assessments on a policy it is estopped from defending in a suit on the policy on the ground that the assured violated the by-laws.</p> <p>Notice to the secretary and treasurer of a fire insurance company of additional insurance is notice to the company itself.</p>