Unterharnscheidt v. Missouri State Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. David Mould, Judge. Action at law upon a policy of life insurance. Trial to jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The policy in suit is alleged to have been issued by the defendant upon the life of plaintiff’s husband, who, it is claimed, died while the insurance so provided was still in force and effect. The defenses relied upon as stated in appellant’s brief are: (1) That the premium on said policy was never paid, and therefore the contract of insurance never became of any binding force or effect; and (2) that there was never any sufficient delivery of the policy. The testimony in the ease is quite brief and to a considerable extent undisputed. Of the facts admitted or of which there is some support in…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. BabcockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- City of Davenport v. Peoria Marine & Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Kilborn v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- New York Life Insurance v. PikeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1911
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Bowen v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
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- Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of California v. BartonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Denton v. Kansas City Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1921
- Bradley v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
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