New York Life Insurance v. Head
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF- THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court to review judgments of the state court and also the power of a State to regulate the business beyond its borders of a foreign corporation licensed to do business therein, are stated in the opinio'n.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
In March, 1894, Richard G. Head, a citizen and resident of New Mexico, being temporarily in Kansas City, Missouri, made application at a branch office of the New York Life Insurance Company for two policies of insurance for ten thousand dollars each on his own life for the benefit of his minor, son, Richard G. Head, Jr. The application stated the residence of Head in New Mexico and it was stipulated that the policy applied for when issued should be considered as having been issued in New York and be treated as a New York contract. When Head made the application he handed a note for the…
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