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 real property of any description against loss by fire or any of the risks usually insured against in their insurance policies, by itself or its agents, to make careful examination of the premises insured, and to place in such policy a full, complete and correct description of the property or premises insured thereby; and no failure to properly and fully describe such property or premises, nor any erroneous statement in the description of such property or premises, shall be a defense in any action to collect for loss thereon or thereunder when such description shall be sufficient to enable a person of ordinary intelligence to find and fully identify the property or premises upon which said insurance was written and upon which premiums have been paid, and this notwithstanding any provisions contained in the policy.
History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-906; June 1.
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