Legal Opinion

House v. Bankers' Reserve Life Co.

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 1, 1920No. File No. 4700PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Minnehaha County. Hon. Louis L. FlSEGER, Judge. Action by Kate House, against the Bankers’ Reserve Life Company of Omaha, a corporation, to recover upon a policy of life insurance. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.

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Appeal from Circuit Court, Minnehaha County. Hon. Louis L. FlSEGER, Judge. Action by Kate House, against the Bankers’ Reserve Life Company of Omaha, a corporation, to recover upon a policy of life insurance. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. (i) To point one of the opinion, Appellant cited: Stevens v. AVliole AVheat Milling Company, 172 N. AV. 244; Bowen v. Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, 20 S. D. 103; 104 N. AV. 1040; Collins v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 80 Pac. 609, and 1092; Reserve Life Insurance Co. v. Hocket, (Ind.) 73…

1Opinion of the CourtMcCOY, P. J.

Action to recover on policy of life insurance. From findings and judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.

Respondent is the ¡beneficiary under the policy sued on, and is the mother of John Al House, an unmarried young man, who is named in the said policy as the insured. On the 24th day of January, 191.9, John A. House was solicited by agents of appellant to make written application for life insurance, and on that date signed, executed, and delivered to said agents written application, which, among other things, contained the following stipulations :

N'o statements, representations or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Mut. Life Ins. Co. of N.Y.California Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Stemler v. StemlerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Burt v. BurtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  4. Reserve Loan Life Insurance v. HockettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1905

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mann v. Policyholders' National Life InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Policyholder'S Natlional Life Insurance v. NelsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1926

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