Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Travelers' Protective Ass'n of America
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 11, 1931No. 4182PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOSCOWITZ, District Judge.
This case was tried before the court and a jury. It was stipulated at the conclusion of the trial that the court should decide this case as a matter of law in the absence of the jury.
The plaintiff has brought this action to recover the sum of $5,000 on a certificate, of membership No. 50771, made by the defendant, dated February 4, 1921. By the terms of the certificate the defendant undertook to pay, in the event of the death of Horace L. Williamson, the said sum of $5,000 to Irene Wilson, his sister.
On January 4, 1929> Williamson was killed through external,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. ClementsSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Gill v. W.O.W.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1922
- Porter v. Loyal Americans of the RepublicMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
- Umberger v. Modern Brotherhood of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
- Vanderbeck v. Protected Home CircleNew York Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Sun Insurance Office Limited v. John ClayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Sun Insurance Office Limited v. John ClayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959