Wisconsin Supreme Court December 16, 1879 (American Insurance v. Gallatin)

Lyok, J.

No consent of the secretary of the insurance company that Gallatin might procure other insurance on the insured property, is written on the policy. It is manifest, therefore, that, by the terms of the contract between the parties, the policy in suit is void, unless the company or its agent has done some act, or is chargeable with some omission of duty, which operates as a waiver, or