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Fludd v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided October 25, 1906PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Before Aldrich, J., December, 190'3, and Hydrick, J., October, 1905, Orangeburg. Action, by Minnie M. Fludd against Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: What is intemperance? 105 Ü. S., 350; 20 Fed.

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Before Aldrich, J., December, 190'3, and Hydrick, J., October, 1905, Orangeburg. Action, by Minnie M. Fludd against Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: What is intemperance? 105 Ü. S., 350; 20 Fed. R., 482;' 123 U. S-, 743; 122 U. S., 501. Question as to- which there is no1 evidence should not be submitted to jury: 29 S. C., 152; 52 S. C., 232. cite: Issues raised by answer as to forfeiture were properly tried in the legal action: 24 En-cy., 2 ed., 226; 86 N. Y., 433; 45 N. Y. Sup. Ct., 525; 17 Ency. P. & P., 993; 18…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered. by

Mr. Justice Jones.

The plaintiff, as a beneficiary of a policy of insurance issued by defendant company, December 12, 1901, for $2,000, on the life of her husband, John A. Fludd, who died April 11, 1902, brought this action on April 10; 1903, and recovered judgment for the amount of the policy and interest, from which defendant appeals'.

1 Appellant’s first exception alleges error in the refusal of Judge Aldrich to grant an order referring the equitable defense contained in paragraphs six, seven, eight and nine of the answer to' the master tO' take…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Insurance Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  2. Gandy v. Orient InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
  3. Griffin v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
  4. Farmers' Mutual Ins. Ass'n of Edgefield v. BerrySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
  5. Price v. Richmond, C., Railroad CompanySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1893

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Life & Casualty Ins. v. KingTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Rogers v. Atlantic Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
  3. Huestess v. South Atlantic Life Ins.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
  4. McCarty v. Piedmont Mutual Ins.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
  5. Western Nat. Ins. Co. v. MarshSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912

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