Renfro ex rel. Jenkins v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Jas. E. Withrow, Judge. (1) Since the plaintiff was the son of insured and in possession of the policy and premium receipt book, the judgment should have been for him and not for defendant. Wilkinson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 63 Mo. App. 404; Wilkinson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 64 Mo. App. 172; Floyd v. Prudential Ins. Co., 72 Mo. App. 455; Thomas y. Prudential Ins.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Jas. E. Withrow, Judge. (1) Since the plaintiff was the son of insured and in possession of the policy and premium receipt book, the judgment should have been for him and not for defendant. Wilkinson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 63 Mo. App. 404; Wilkinson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 64 Mo. App. 172; Floyd v. Prudential Ins. Co., 72 Mo. App. 455; Thomas y. Prudential Ins. Co., 158 Ind. 463; McCarthy v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 162 Mass. 254; Prudential Ins. Co. v. Young, 43 N. E. 253; Western and Southern Life Ins. Co. v. Galvin, 68 S.…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
(after stating the facts).— There have been a number of cases on like policies before this court, this class of insurance being what is commonly called “industrial life insurance.” As was said by this court in the case of Wilkinson v. Life Ins. Co., 63 Mo. App. 404, and referring to this same company defendant, that while the case involves a small amount, upon its decision depended the interpretation to be placed upon the most important clause in the policies issued by what are known as industrial insurance companies. In the Wilkinson case this court held that the clause above referred to,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Clinton v. . the Hope Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Pace v. PaceSupreme Court of Florida · 1882
- Loos ex rel. Loos v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
- Wilkinson v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895
- Wilkinson v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895
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- Metropolitan Life Ins. v. ChappellTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
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- Horst v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1922
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