Hastings v. . Westchester Fire Ins. Co.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1878-03-26

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By the terms of the mortgage clause attached to the policy the defendant agreed that the insurance, as to the interest of the mortgagee only, should not be invalidated by any act or neglect of the mortgagor or owner of the property insured, nor by the occupation of the premises for purposes more hazardous than were permitted by the policy. But it was further agreed, in substance, that if the defendant should pay the mortgagee any loss, for which it would not be liable to the mortgagor, it sho…

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