Court Opinion

ID: 7101092
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-24 12:15:50.354755+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:13:24.694678
License: Public Domain

Adams, J., dissenting.
Where the agent, as in this case, through whom the policy is delivered, has no power to pass upon the risk or make any contract, he cannot, I think, waive the warranty contained in the policy. Nor do I think that the knowledge of such agent of the untruthfulness of the statement contained in the warranty could be deemed the knowledge of the company; and, if so, the mere delivery of the policy through such agent would not evince an election on the part of the company to waive the warranty. The cases cited and relied upon I think are not in point.
Mr. Justice Eeed concurs in this dissent.