West v. Mutual Life Ins.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Union: John W. Knowles, Judge. Statement Per Curiam. The plaintiff, Maggie A. West, as administratrix of the estate of Herman C. West, deceased, brings this action to recover $2,000 upon a policy issued by the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, June 17, 1905, on the life of the decedent.
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From Union: John W. Knowles, Judge. Statement Per Curiam. The plaintiff, Maggie A. West, as administratrix of the estate of Herman C. West, deceased, brings this action to recover $2,000 upon a policy issued by the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, June 17, 1905, on the life of the decedent. He died February 3, 1906. Relying upon the admitted warranty of the assured that he would not die by his own act, sane or insane, during the period of one year next following the issuance of the policy, the defendant answered, in substance, that the decedent thus died within the time limit…
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2Per curiam
The record in this case comes to us containing a bill of exceptions formulated since Article VII, Section 3 of the State Constitution, was promulgated in its amended form. Laws 1911, p. 7. Under the sanction of the rule there established, the bill has attached to it the whole testimony, the instructions of the court to the jury, and other matters deemed material to the decision of the appeal.
After careful consideration of all the matters thus submitted and due attention to the arguments of counsel, we are of the opinion, as authorized by that constitutional provision, that the judgment…
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