Armstrong v. Travelers Insurance
Ohio Court of Appeals
Error: Court of Appeals for Brown county. Suit was brought in the court of common pleas of' Brown county upon a policy of insurance issued to one William H. Armstrong and payable, in the event of his death, to his wife, Sarah E. Armstrong, the plaintiff in the action.
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Error: Court of Appeals for Brown county. Suit was brought in the court of common pleas of' Brown county upon a policy of insurance issued to one William H. Armstrong and payable, in the event of his death, to his wife, Sarah E. Armstrong, the plaintiff in the action. The petition alleges that for the consideration of $7.50 as a premium, The Travelers Insurance Company issued to said Armstrong its policy of insurance for the period of six months, and promised to pay the principal sum of said policy to his surviving wife in case the said William H. Armstrong should come to his death by…
1Opinion of the Court
Jones, Thomas A., J.
The jury returned a verdict on the issues joined in favor of the defendant. This verdict was signed and concurred in by eleven of the twelve jurors.
The court, in its general charge to the jury, had said that a verdict might be returned by three-fourths of the members of the jury or more.
The contention is now made by the plaintiff in error that this action of the court was erroneous; that the amended jury law did not apply to the case at bar and the verdict should have been unanimous.
I. The act (103 O. L., 11) providing for a verdict upon the concurrence of three-fourths or…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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