McLean v. Piedmont & Arlington Life Ins.
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was an action of covenant in the circuit court of the city of Richmond, brought by Christopher "W". McLean for the benefit of Eliza ‘W. Bissell and J. E. Darrow, against the Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance Company of Virginia, to recover the sum of five thousand dollars on a policy of insurance issued by said company upon the life of Wiley E. Higgins, of the state of North Qaropna> The policy was issued on the 22d of July, through the agency of H. T. Carraway, the…
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This was an action of covenant in the circuit court of the city of Richmond, brought by Christopher "W". McLean for the benefit of Eliza ‘W. Bissell and J. E. Darrow, against the Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance Company of Virginia, to recover the sum of five thousand dollars on a policy of insurance issued by said company upon the life of Wiley E. Higgins, of the state of North Qaropna> The policy was issued on the 22d of July, through the agency of H. T. Carraway, the agent of the company at Newbern, North Carolina, in favor of Christopher W. McLean, who, in March, 1870, assigned it to…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
In July, 1869, Christopher "W. McLean, who is plaintiff in error, and was plaintiff' in the court below, and suedfor the benefit of ElizaW. Bissell and J. F. Barrow, obtained from the defendant a policy in the amount of fivé thousand dollars, assuring the life of Wiley F. Higgins, of Forth Carolina, for considerations and upon conditions therein expressed, for the term of the said Higgins’ life. Tins contract of assurance was made at the defendant’s agency, at Fewbern, in Forth Carolina, and was made with its agent there, T. H. Carraway.
On the 22d of March, 1870, McLean assigned the policy to…
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