Hoffman v. Ætna Fire Insurance

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1865-06-05

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Porter, J. The weight of judicial authority in this State is against the doctrine that a policy issued to a firm is forfeited by a transfer of interest as between the parties assured. As a contrary opinion has prevailed to some extent, it may be well briefly to retrace the history of this question in our courts. It first arose in 1840, on the trial of the cas…

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