Ulrich v. Reinoehl
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
No. 201 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not shown. On February 11, 1889, A. Stanley Ulrich, executor of the will of Andrew Bleistine, deceased, brought assumpsit against Adolphus Reinoehl and Charles H. Meily, trading as Reinoehl & Meily, to recover certain moneys collected by the defendants as assignees of a policy of insurance upon the life of the plaintiff’s testator, on the allegation that said policy, as to the defendants, was a wagering…
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No. 201 January Term 1890, Sup. Ct.; court below, number and term not shown. On February 11, 1889, A. Stanley Ulrich, executor of the will of Andrew Bleistine, deceased, brought assumpsit against Adolphus Reinoehl and Charles H. Meily, trading as Reinoehl & Meily, to recover certain moneys collected by the defendants as assignees of a policy of insurance upon the life of the plaintiff’s testator, on the allegation that said policy, as to the defendants, was a wagering contract. The defendants’ plea was non-assumpsit. At the trial, on October 24, 1889, the following facts were shown: In 1877,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Chief Justice Paxson:
This case is not free from difficulty. It has been twice argued, and has received a most careful consideration. It presents the question, to what extent a creditor may lawfully insure the life of his debtor. We have avoided ruling this point before, because it was one of grave importance, and the cases in which it was raised did not necessarily require it, nor did they present all the facts necessary to enable us to dispose of it satisfactorily. This record raises the whole question squarely. The facts are substantially as follows:
*248The defendants are doing a…
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