McIntyre v. Federal Life Insurance
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. E. E. Porterfield, Judge. (1) Pleadings are construed most strongly against tbe pleader. Yol. 2, Mo. Ann. Stat. 1906, sec. 3418; Rogers v. Wolfe, 130 Mo. 1; Egan y. Insurance Co., 27 La. 268; Stocks y. Mueller, 1 Mo. App. 168; Howard v. Goshow, 33 Mo. 118. (2) The court erred in permitting plaintiff to introduce in evidence letter dated July 16, 1904. Life Ins. Co. v. Sefton, 53 Ind. 380; Life Ins. Co. y.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. E. E. Porterfield, Judge. (1) Pleadings are construed most strongly against tbe pleader. Yol. 2, Mo. Ann. Stat. 1906, sec. 3418; Rogers v. Wolfe, 130 Mo. 1; Egan y. Insurance Co., 27 La. 268; Stocks y. Mueller, 1 Mo. App. 168; Howard v. Goshow, 33 Mo. 118. (2) The court erred in permitting plaintiff to introduce in evidence letter dated July 16, 1904. Life Ins. Co. v. Sefton, 53 Ind. 380; Life Ins. Co. y. Schlink, 175 111. 293; Leslie v. St. Louis, 47 Mo. 472. (3) Mrs. McIntyre, in dealing with Holroyd and Brazier did so at her peril and it was her…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
Action on a contract of life insurance. Plaintiff recovered a judgment for the full *261amount of her demand and the case is here on the appeal of defendant.
The cause of action pleaded in the petition is grounded on an oral contract of reinsurance. On January 11, 1902, the Union Life Insurance Company, an Indiana corporation, issued a written policy of life insurance to Catherine Hughes whereby, in consideration of an annual premium of seventy-one dollars, the company agreed to pay plaintiff, who was a daughter of the assured, the sum of $1000, on the death of the assured. Provision Avas made in…
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