New York Supreme Court October 15, 1827 (Norton v. Rensselaer & Saratoga Insurance)

Curia, per Savage, Ch. J.

The only question is, whether the notice of the 2d of March was a compliance with the 10th proposal in the policy. That proposal is brought over from the English policies, where it is held to be a condition precedent; and the clause connected with it, which relates to the certificate of third persons, has been the subject of several decisions confining the plaintiff with