Legal Opinion

Iles v. Mutual Reserve Life Insurance

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 11, 1908No. 7286PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered November 1, 1907, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action upon a policy of life insurance.

1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.

This is an action to recover upon a life insurance policy. The suit was brought by the administrator of the estate of the assured. The policy was for $1,000, and *50the first year’s premium was not paid in cash, but the assured gave his promissory note for $23.41, due three months from its date. The note was not paid at maturity and has never been paid. The assured died eight months after the date of the policy and five months after the maturity , of the note. At the time the note was taken and the policy delivered, the defendant gave to the insured a receipt in writing, which the latter…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hollis v. State InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  2. Stewart v. . Union Mutual Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
  3. Moreland v. Union Central Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898
  4. Morgan v. Northwestern National Life InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Elhart v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1907

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Loftis v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceUtah Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Cope v. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
  3. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  4. Burns v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  5. Harlow v. North American Accident InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1931

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