Legal Opinion
Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. France
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 14, 1876No. 132PublishedCited by 68 opinions
Error to the Circuit .Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
■ The action was assumpsit to recover 110,000, the amount of a policy insured upon the life of Andrew J. Chew in July, 1865. The issuing of the policy, the death of Chew, and the service of the necessary proofs of his death, are not seriously disputed.
The policy contained the following clause:;—
“ And it is also understood and agreed to be the true intent and meaning hereof, that if the proposal, answérs, and declaration niade by said Andrew J. Chew, and bearing date the twelfth day of July, 1865, and which are hereby made part and parcel of this policy as fully as if herein recited, and upon…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jeffries v. Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
3Cited by68 opinions
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