Truly v. Mutual Life Ins.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court, of Jefferson county. Hon. J. S. Hicks, Chancellor. Bill by Jeff Truly, against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. From a decree, complainant appeals and the defendant cross-appeals.
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Appeal from the chancery court, of Jefferson county. Hon. J. S. Hicks, Chancellor. Bill by Jeff Truly, against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. From a decree, complainant appeals and the defendant cross-appeals. Appellant filed Ms bill in the court below praying that appellee be decreed to issue a paid-up policy on his life payable to Ms wife, Mrs. Mattie Truly, and, from a decree which seems to have been intended to sustain in part and overrule in part a demurrer interposed thereto, both an appeal and cross-appeal have been prosecuted to this court. The bill alleges, in…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.'
(After stating the facts as above). The letter written by Hunoldstein may be left out of view for the reasons: First, under the allegations of the bill he was a soliciting agent only; second, it was written before the issuance of the policy; and, third, was not relied on by appellant in determining whether or not he would accept *460the policy after ascertaining' that it did not contain the promised option.
The bill alleges, and the demurrer admits that Bowles was the general agent of appellee, and we will assume, without deciding, that appellant is…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Germania Life Insurance v. BouldinMississippi Supreme Court · 1911
- Williams v. New York Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1913
- Langdon v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Mutual Benefit Life Insurance v. WilloughbyMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Tourtellotte v. New York Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
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