Humpston v. State Mutual Life Assur. Co. of Worcester
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. Yon A. Huffaker, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hall
An action by Reuben Allen Humpston, who will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff, • against State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Worcester, Mass., who will hereinafter be referred to as defendant, to recover upon two policies of life insurance for f5,000 each, dated March 7, 1919, and issued upon the life of Charles Ernest Hump-ston, the beneficiary named in the policies being the plaintiff, who is the father of the insured.
The insured died on November 29, 1919, and within less than a year after the policies were issued, as the result of Bright’s disease. Proofs of death were promptly…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Clement v. Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1898
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- Ebner v. Ohio State Life InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
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