John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Wanda A. Welsh

With commendable candor the appellant’s counsel has I think, confessed by letter that the Court erred in favor of his client in the respect to which the petition for rehearing is granted, and of course, to that extent, I concur. Tentatively, however, I think that the rehearing should be further granted in to-to, and that the judgment of the district court should be affirmed.

At the present juncture, I would have the Court request counsel to submit additional briefs on substantially the following questions:

1. Just what papers constitute the contract of insurance sued on? Does not the contract…