Lyon v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
The first question which defendant presents is one of fact. Plaintiff asserts and defendant denies that the premium due August 16, 1934, was paid. The testimony is sharply and hopelessly in dispute. The jury found for the plaintiff, and the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict in this respect.
It is unnecessary and would unduly extend this opinion to recite all the evidence. One witness, a brother of the insured, tes*659tified positively that he took the premium notice to defendant’s office in Chicago, presented it, paid the premium, and received a receipt which he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Knickerbocker Life Insurance v. PendletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Supreme Lodge Order of Mutual Protection v. MeisterIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Covenant Mutual Benefit Ass'n v. SpiesIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Hanon v. Kansas City Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1933
- Illinois Bankers' Life Ass'n v. TalleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
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