Robinson v. United States Benevolent Society
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Saginaw; Beach, J. Assumpsit by Rosa H. Robinson against the United States Benevolent Society on a contract of accident insurance. From a judgment for plaintiff on verdict directed by the court, defendant brings error. On Friday, June 29, 1900, one Samuel Robinson, Sr., made a written application to the defendant for an insure anee policy. He resided at Charlotte, Mich.
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Error to Saginaw; Beach, J. Assumpsit by Rosa H. Robinson against the United States Benevolent Society on a contract of accident insurance. From a judgment for plaintiff on verdict directed by the court, defendant brings error. On Friday, June 29, 1900, one Samuel Robinson, Sr., made a written application to the defendant for an insure anee policy. He resided at Charlotte, Mich. The defendant’s local agent at Charlotte was one Wilcox, who solicited the insurance and received the premium. Mr. Robinson was to start the following Monday morning, July 2d, for Kansas City, Mo., and this…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
(after stating the facts). 1. Mr. Wilcox, the local agent of the defendant, was not the agent of Mr. Robinson in receiving the policy, so that it, differing from the terms of the application, became binding upon Mr. Robinson without the opportunity to know its contents and ratify the provisions which are inconsistent with the terms of the application. The policy was sent to Mr. Wilcox for delivery to Mr. Robinson. The former so understood, and immediately sought the latter in order to deliver it. Finding that he had gone, he delivered it to the son. The contention that under these…
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