Gledhill v. McCoombs
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This is an action of assumpsit for money had and received, brought 'by the mother of Edwin Gledhill, deceased, against his wife to recover the sum of $9,907.40, being the .proceeds of a policy of life insurance taken out by said Gledhill for the sum of $10,000 and made payable, in the event of his death, to -his executors, administrators or assigns.
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On report. This is an action of assumpsit for money had and received, brought 'by the mother of Edwin Gledhill, deceased, against his wife to recover the sum of $9,907.40, being the .proceeds of a policy of life insurance taken out by said Gledhill for the sum of $10,000 and made payable, in the event of his death, to -his executors, administrators or assigns. This policy, the plaintiff claims, was given to her by Edwin Gledhill prior to his marriage, which she accepted, kept and retained as her own. Plea, the general issue. A brief statement by defendant and a counter brief statement by…
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
This is an action of assumpsit for money had and received, brought by the mother of Edwin Gledhill against his wife to recover the sum of $9,907.40, the proceeds of a policy of life insurance taken out by said Gledhill in the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of Portland, Maine, on November 5, 1901, for the sum of $10,000 and payable in the event of his death to his executors, administrators or assigns.
The plaintiff claims that prior to -her son’s marriage to the defendant he gave the plaintiff a life insurance policy which she accepted and kept as her own. To quote her own words: “He says,…
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