Work v. American Mutual Life Insurance
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erom St. Joseph Circuit Court; W. A. Funk, Judge. Action by Aaron Work, administrator of the estate of Elias E. Thornton, deceased, against the American Mutual Life Insurance Company and others. Erom a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHenley, J.
Appellant prosecutes this action to recover back the premiums and assessments paid by his decedent on four policies of insurance issued by the appellee on the lives of four certain persons, named in the policies, in each of which policies one Cyrus Eerris was designated as beneficiary. Eerris assigned the policies to appellant’s decedent.
It is alleged in the first paragraph of the complaint that the policies were all void, for the reason that they were issued without the knowledge of" the assured; that neither Eerris nor Elias E. Thornton,, the decedent, had an insurable interest in the lives…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Leonard v. . PooleNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Winchester Electric Light Co. v. VealIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. BowserIndiana Court of Appeals · 1898
- Chalfant v. PaytonIndiana Supreme Court · 1883
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