Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Mutual Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 19, 1926No. 25,124PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
Action for life insurance, tried upon stipulated facts'. After a decision for defendant, plaintiff appeals from the order denying her motion for a new trial.
Plaintiff is the widow of Edwin L. Sawyer, who departed this life April 1, 1924. November 2, 1923, he made written application to defendant for a policy on the ordinary life plan in the sum of $2,000, wherein plaintiff was to be the beneficiary. After a medical examination, the application was forwarded to defendant’s home office. It contained this provision: -
“The proposed policy shall not take effect unless and until the first premium…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kilborn v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Coughlin v. Reliance Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Ikenberry v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Union Central Life Insurance v. TaggartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Reagan v. Philadelphia Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Olson v. American Central Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- 451 Corp. v. Pension System for Policemen & FiremenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Wanshura v. State Farm Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Raymond v. National Life Ins. Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1929
- Rogers v. Great-West Life Assur. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
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