Halsey v. American Central Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. William M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) Insurance contracts, when unambiguous, aré construed and enforced as other contracts, and courts cannot make a new contract for the parties. Ins. Co. v. Fletcher, 117 U. S. 619; Merriwether v. Ins. Co., 127 Mo. App. 100; Steinberg v. Ins. Co., 49 Mo. App. 264; Jewett v. Life Ins. Co., 112 N. W. (Mich.) 734; Assurance Co. v. Association, 182 U. S. 308; Methvin v. Ins.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. William M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) Insurance contracts, when unambiguous, aré construed and enforced as other contracts, and courts cannot make a new contract for the parties. Ins. Co. v. Fletcher, 117 U. S. 619; Merriwether v. Ins. Co., 127 Mo. App. 100; Steinberg v. Ins. Co., 49 Mo. App. 264; Jewett v. Life Ins. Co., 112 N. W. (Mich.) 734; Assurance Co. v. Association, 182 U. S. 308; Methvin v. Ins. Co., 129 Cal. 251; McConnell v. Life Ins. Co., 92 Fed. 769; Johnson v. Life Ins. Co., 143 Fed. 950; Joyce’s Ins., sec. 219. (2) Courts must give…
1Opinion of the Court
WOODSON, P. J. —
This was a suit on a policy of life insurance issued, for the sum of $10,000, by the defendant upon the life of Augustus C. Halsey, deceased. A trial was had in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, which resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the full amount sued for and interest. In due time and in proper form the defendant appealed the cause to this court.
The pleadings are put aside, as there is no point made in that regard.
*664The cause was submitted to the court upon -the following agreed statement of facts, viz.:
“It is agreed that this cause shall be…
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