40-906. Inspection and description of premises. - Kansas Statutes

40-906

Chapter 40.--INSURANCE Article 9.--GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES

      40-906.   Inspection and description of premises.It shall be the duty of every person, corporation, association,partnership, company or individual issuing any policy insuring realproperty of any description against loss by fire or any of the risksusually insured against in their insurance policies, by itself or itsagents, to make careful examination of the premises insured, and to placein such policy a full, complete and correct description of the property orpremises insured thereby; and no failure to properly and fully describesuch property or premises, nor any erroneous statement in the descriptionof such property or premises, shall be a defense in any action to collectfor loss thereon or thereunder when such description shall be sufficient toenable a person of ordinary intelligence to find and fully identify theproperty or premises upon which said insurance was written and upon whichpremiums have been paid, and this notwithstanding any provisions containedin the policy.

      History:   L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-906; June 1.