Johns v. Northwestern Mutual Relief Ass'n
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wauke-sha county: Geo. Clementson, Judge. Hubert Johns entered into a contract of insurance with the defendant in 1885. Said contract continued in force until October 1, 1890, when, by agreement of the parties, the old certificate of insurance was surrendered and a new one issued, dated on that day, to the effect that, in consideration of the payment of assessments therein mentioned, upon maturity of said certificate and within…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wauke-sha county: Geo. Clementson, Judge. Hubert Johns entered into a contract of insurance with the defendant in 1885. Said contract continued in force until October 1, 1890, when, by agreement of the parties, the old certificate of insurance was surrendered and a new one issued, dated on that day, to the effect that, in consideration of the payment of assessments therein mentioned, upon maturity of said certificate and within ninety days after due proof and allowance of such claim, upon presentation and surrender thereof, the defendant would…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
It appears that at the time of his death Hubert was a tailor by trade and was living with his second wife; that he had two children by his former wife,— a daughter, who had been absent from home for a long time, and a son, thirteen or fourteen years of age, who had left home a few months before Hubert’s death; that he felt bad about the son leaving as he did; that he had lived with the plaintiff Elizabeth, his second wife, about eleven years; that they had six children, the oldest being about ten years of age, and the youngest a few months of age; that Hubert and his second wife had always…
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