union mortgage clause — n: standard mortgage clause Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
union mortgage clause — A clause, as in a fire policy (together with the rider making the loss, if any, payable to the mortgagee), which provides that if the policy is made payable to a mortgagee of the insured real estate, no act or default of any person other than… … Black's law dictionary
standard mortgage clause — n: a mortgage clause that is usu. considered to form a separate contract between the insurer and mortgagee under which the mortgagee can collect payment even if the policy is void or voidable with regard to the insured (as because of fraud or… … Law dictionary
open mortgage clause — See union mortgage clause … Black's law dictionary
mortgage — /morgaj/ A mortgage is an interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt. At common law, an estate created by a conveyance absolute in its form, but intended to secure… … Black's law dictionary
mortgage — /morgaj/ A mortgage is an interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt. At common law, an estate created by a conveyance absolute in its form, but intended to secure… … Black's law dictionary
standard mortgagee clause — A loss payable clause for the protection of the interest of a mortgagee of the insured property, in a form prescribed by statute. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins. § 731. See union mortgage clause … Ballentine's law dictionary
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