Legal Opinion
Marjorie E. Souter, Widow v. State Mutual Life Assurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1960No. 7974PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
The ultimate question in this appeal is whether an insurance policy on the life of plaintiff’s deceased husband, Robert K. Souter, ever went into force. At the conclusion of the testimony on both sides, the District Court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant insurance company, and the widow-beneficiary appeals.
On May 20, 1955, Robert K. Souter signed an application for insurance with defendant, State Mutual Life Assurance Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, and paid the first monthly premium of $11.25 to Henry H. Boyer, II, the agent. Boyer gave Souter a…
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- Sentilles v. Inter-Caribbean Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. KudobaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Roe v. National Life Insurance Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Hungate v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1932
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