Bankers' Life Ass'n v. Shelton
Missouri Court of Appeals
Original Proceeding in Prohibition. (1) ‘There-is a marked distinction as to the venue of actions against foreign and against domestic, insurance companies.
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Original Proceeding in Prohibition. (1) ‘There-is a marked distinction as to the venue of actions against foreign and against domestic, insurance companies. E. S. 1899, sec. 562; E. S. 1889, sec. 5912; E. S. 1899, sec. 997. (2) Causes of action upon life insurance policies are transitory, follow the persons of the insured and accrue at the time and place of their respective deaths. 6 Thomp. on Corps., sec. 7430; Kennedy v. Burrier, 36 Mo. 128; Eire Dep. v. Beecher, 99 N. Y. 429; Kodgers v. Endowment Ass’n, 17 S. C. 406; citing Story’s Con. of Law, sec. 280; Bank v. Eailroad, 10 How. Pr. (3)…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
An alternative writ of prohibition was issued in this cause by one of the judges of this court, directed against defendant, Hon. N. M. Shelton, judge of the circuit court of Macon county, and returnable to the sitting following its issuance. We have now filed with us the defendant’s return and plaintiff’s motion for judgment, by which papers, together with the alternative writ, we have a full statement of the facts existing in and controlling the controversy. .
*638Henry E. Morgan, a man of family, residing in Macon county, Missouri, took out a policy of life insurance for $1,000 in favor of his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Baisley v. BaisleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Rippstein v. St. Louis Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- State ex rel. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. SeayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886
- Ivy v. YanceySupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- State ex rel. Richardson v. WithrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Columbia National Bank v. DavisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
- Motherstadt v. Harry Newman, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1920
- Roberts v. American National Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1919
- Johnston v. Progressive Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1946
- State Ex Rel. v. FalkenhainerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1925
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