Monahan v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. William H. McSurely, Judge, presiding. Hoard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
This is a suit instituted January 23, 1906, in the Superior Court by appellant against appellee to recover upon a policy of life insurance for $3,000, issued to appellant’s intestate, Patrick H. Fay, on December 12, 1903. At the close of all the evidence the court instructed the jury to return a verdict finding the issues for appellee, and upon such verdict judgment was entered against appellant in bar of his action and for costs.
The declaration upon the policy is in the usual form and alleges that the insured died October 19, 1905, and that appellant was, on October 28,1905, duly appointed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Continental Life Insurance v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. SchlinkIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Mutual Life Ins. v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Williamson v. American BankU.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina · 1901
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ebner v. Ohio State Life InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
- Monahan v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- Cohen v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1930
- Monahan v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1917