Hoffman v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
There is a direct conflict in the testimony of the two principal witnesses in this case, and the discrepancies are irreconcilable. According to our view, the case must turn upon the application of legal principles to facts about which there is no controversy. An elaborate examination of the testimony is, therefore, unnecessary. A brief statement will be sufficient for the purposes of this opinion.
Justin E. Thayer was the general agent of the appellee at Cleveland, Ohio. He was authorized to appoint sub-agents; and on the 7th of April, 1869, appointed A. C. Goodwin such agent. This arrangement…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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