Hayes & Wife v. Va. Mutual Protection Ass'n
Supreme Court of Virginia
■ Error to judgment of circuit court of Richmond city in action of covenant brought by James Hayes and Mary Hayes, his wife, against the Virginia Mutual Protection Association on a policy of life insurance taken out by Patrick McNamara on 6th November, 1877, for the sole benefit of his daughter, the said Mary Hayes. The other facts and the pleadings necessary for a proper understanding of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The obligation of the association, the defendant in error, in its policy of insurance, is to pay the money, an amount not exceeding $5,000, for which this suit is brought, to Mary Hayes, or her legal representative, within ninety days from the filing proof of the death of Patrick McNamara, whose life is insured for the benefit of said Mary Hayes, who is his daughter.
By the act of assembly, “securing to married women on conditions all property acquired by them before or after *227marriage, approved April 4,1877” (Session Acts, 1876-7, page 333), this chosa in action was the property of the said…
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