Legal Opinion

Aris v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 20, 1909No. 7608PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Poindexter, J., entered March 21, 1907, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action upon a policy of life insurance, after a trial on the merits.

1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.

Action by C. W. Aris against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a corporation, to recover $500 on an insurance policy issued on the life of one William B. Aris. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant has appealed.

The appellant contends that the trial court erred, (1) in an instruction given, and (2) in refusing an instruction requested. It is not necessary to state these instructions. Conceding, without deciding, that the one given was erroneous, *271and that the one requested was proper, the errors predicated thereon were harmless, for the reason that, under the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Davis v. GilliamWashington Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Secor v. Oregon Improvement Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Denny v. KleebWashington Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sellman v. HessWashington Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Strafford v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Bromley v. McHughWashington Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Edwall v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkWashington Supreme Court · 1909

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