American Life & Health Insurance v. Robertshaw
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia. This was an action of covenant upon a policy of insurance in the name of the plaintiff, Joseph Robertshaw, on the life of William Dyson, for $1000. The plaintiff was a creditor of William Dyson to the amount of $ 140, but it appeared incontestibly in evidence, that Dyson himself effected the insurance on his own life, and paid the premium with his own money, and that his intention was not merely to secure the plaintiff, but that…
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Error to the District Court of Philadelphia. This was an action of covenant upon a policy of insurance in the name of the plaintiff, Joseph Robertshaw, on the life of William Dyson, for $1000. The plaintiff was a creditor of William Dyson to the amount of $ 140, but it appeared incontestibly in evidence, that Dyson himself effected the insurance on his own life, and paid the premium with his own money, and that his intention was not merely to secure the plaintiff, but that it should enure in case of loss for the benefit of his wife; and there was evidence that this was stated in the presence…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Woodward, J.
The judgment in this case is affirmed, for the reasons contained in the opinion of Judge Sharswood, on the motion for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Foster v. Preferred Accident Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1903
- Hudson v. WatsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Sargent v. Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Manufacturers' Light & Heat Co. v. American Telephone & Telgraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1925
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