New York Court of Appeals

Henry E. Weed, Respondent v. the Hamburg—Bremen Fire Insurance Company, Appellant

May 24, 1892133 N.Y. 394

Summary

The Court affirmed the judgment, holding that the fire‑insurance policy was valid because the term “Estate of O. Richards” was understood to cover all interests in the property, that the plaintiff’s failure to mention the foreclosure judgment did not constitute a material misrepresentation, that the insurer waived the preliminary notice requirement, and that evidence concerning the source of the mortgage funds was immaterial.