Hunt v. Springfield Fire Marine Insurance Company

by Henry Billings Brown

United States Supreme Court

196 U.S. 47

Hunt  v.  Springfield Fire Marine Insurance Company

 Argued: December 1, 2, 1904. --- Decided: December 19, 1904

This was an action to recover on a policy of insurance upon household furniture and ornaments.

Defense: That it was provided that the policy should be void if the interest of the insured was other than the unconditional and sole ownership of the property insured, or if the 'said property should be or become encumbered by a chattel mortgage,' when in fact it was subject, at the time the policy was written, to three trust deeds to secure the payment of various sums of money. Plaintiff demurred to the pleas setting up this defense. The court overruled the demurrer, entered judgment for the defendant, which was affirmed by the court of appeals. 20 App. D. C. 48.

error.

Mr. Andrew B. Duvall for defendant in error.

Mr. Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court:

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