Diseker v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugb! J. Richland Spring Term 1909. Action by Carola J. Diseker against Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. cites: Construction of accident policy: 8 Am. St. R. 758; 48 Am. R. 205; 127 U. S. 661; 23 Am.
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Before Klugb! J. Richland Spring Term 1909. Action by Carola J. Diseker against Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. cites: Construction of accident policy: 8 Am. St. R. 758; 48 Am. R. 205; 127 U. S. 661; 23 Am. St. R. 637; 90 Ala. 201; 45 Mo. 221; 94 ICy. 547; 1 Ency. 306; 103 N. Y. S. 638; 180 U. S. 136 ;• 151 Ú. S. 452; 167 U. S. 159; 95 U. S. 673; 8 L. R. A. 81; 53 Ohio St. 79; 67 L. R. A. 5S6; 180 U. S. 40; 1 L. R. A. 564; 51 L. R. A. 701; 116 N. Y. 54;'46 S. C. 495; 111 U. S.'335; 78 S. C. 77. Construction of insurance…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chisp Justice; Joneis.
On September the 14th, 1905 the defendant issued an insurance policy for one thousand dollars on the life of William H. Diseker and payable L> plaintiff, his mother, as beneficiary. Within less than a year thereafter, on September 6th, 1906, William H. Diseker died and this action was brought to recover upon the policy. Defendant made defense,, among other things, that the policy was void because the deceased within one year from the date of the policy engaged in service upon a railroad train as fireman on one of the engines…
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