Duncan v. Missouri State Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Arkansas.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by the administrator of the estate of Thomas M. Duncan, deceased, on a policy of life insurance issued by the Missouri State Rife Insurance Company. The defense was that the policy was forfeited by the nonpayment when due of a note givem for a part of the first premium. In response to this the plaintiff said the forfeiture was waived by the payment of the note after maturity and the acceptance of the money by the company. At the conclusion of the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the company.
The policy was dated June 23, 1904. It contained…
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- Jefferson Mutual Insurance v. MurrySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
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