Connecticut General Life Insurance v. Speer

The Connecticut General Life Insurance Company filed in this court an application for a writ of prohibition against W. A. Speer, judge of the Second Division of the Union Circuit Court, to prohibit said court from exercising jurisdiction in a suit brought against the petitioner by Walter J. Williams.

The record shows that Williams brought suit in said circuit court against the ■ Connecticut General Life Insurance Company to recover upon two contracts of insurance which were issued under what is called the “group insurance” plan.

The Connecticut General Life Insurance Company was organized and…