National Union v. Sawyer
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia granting plaintiff’s motion for judgment under the 73d rule in an action on a policy of life insurance. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an action by Augusta H. Sawyer against the National Union, appellant, a corporation of the State of Ohio, to recover on a certificate of insurance issued to her as beneficiary of John F. Sawyer, deceased.
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Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia granting plaintiff’s motion for judgment under the 73d rule in an action on a policy of life insurance. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an action by Augusta H. Sawyer against the National Union, appellant, a corporation of the State of Ohio, to recover on a certificate of insurance issued to her as beneficiary of John F. Sawyer, deceased. Plaintiff filed an affidavit in support of a motion for summary judgment under the 73d rule of the rules of the supreme court…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shepard
Although the defendant was a corporation of the State of Ohio, it was doing business in the District of Columbia, and this policy was issued in the District of Columbia, and must be governed by its laws. Orient Ins. Co. v. Daggs, 172 U. S. 557, 43 L. ed. 552, 19 Sup. Ct. Rep. 281; Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. Clements (Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. Pettus) 140 U. S. 226, 234, 35 L. ed. 497, 500, 11 Sup. Ct. Rep. 822; Mutual L. Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 179 U. S. 262, 45 L. ed. 181, 21 Sup. Ct. Rep. 106; Northwestern Mut. L. Ins. Co. v. McCue, 223 U. S. 247, 56 I. ed. 423, 38 L.R.A.(N.S.) 57, 32…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Orient Insurance v. DaggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. ClementsSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. McCueSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NY v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Samberg v. Knights of the Modern MaccabeesMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Jemison v. Metropolitan Life Ins.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943