Continental Life Ins. v. Searing
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. W. Thompson, Judge. Actions by Nancie M. Searing against the Continental Eife Insurance Company and against the Equitable Eife Assurance Society of the United States. There were judgments for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In this case Mrs. Nancie M. Searing, a citizen of Pennsylvania, brought suit against each of the defendant insurance companies, corporate citizens of other states, to recover on a policy on the life of her husband. On trial by the court below she recovered verdicts, and on entry of judgment thereon each company sued out a writ of error.
As the alleged errors are the same in both cases, we dispose of both in this opinion. The questions here involved are: First, whether the court erred in refusing the companies’ request for binding instructions; 'and, secondly, whether,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fidelity Mutual Life Ass'n v. MettlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- In re Mutual Benefit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Appeal of EsterlySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
- Whiteside's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1854
- Appeal of WelchSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
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