Brennan v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 202, Jan. T., 1895, by plaintiff, from judgment n. o. v. of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Sept. T., 1893, No. 100, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on two policies of life insurance.
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Appeal, No. 202, Jan. T., 1895, by plaintiff, from judgment n. o. v. of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Sept. T., 1893, No. 100, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on two policies of life insurance. Before- Arch-bald, P. J. At the trial it appeared that policy No. 2,441,554 was for $132, and policy No. 2,541,215 was for $500. Both were on the life of Margaret Brennan, and each contained the following provision: “ Second. — The Company may pay the sum of money insured hereby to any relative by blood, or connection by marriage of the insured, or to any other person appearing to said Company to be…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice McCollum,
The learned court below thought this case was governed by-Thomas v. The Prudential Insurance Co.,’ 148 Pa. 594, and entered judgment accordingly’-. In that case as in this the company was authorized by the policy to pay the insurance money to the person appearing to be equitably entitled to it, and his or her receipt therefor was made by the contract conclusive evidence of the payment of the money to the person entitled to it, and of the satisfaction of all claims under the policy. Chief Justice Paxson, speaking for this court in the case cited, said: “It is for…
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- Thomas v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
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