Knights of Pythias v. Allen
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Sbelbj County. L. H. Estes, J.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This is an action upon a policy of life insurance in a beneficial order upon the life of A. M. Mnsson for $3,000. There was a verdict and judgment in the Court below for the amount of the principal, $3,000, and interest, $441, in all $3,441, and the Knights order has appealed and assigned errors.
The first error assigned is, in substance, that a copy of the policy sued on is put in evidence, and not the policy itself. It appears that the original policy was, at one time, believed to •be lost and a duplicate was issued, and the objection is to this duplicate. It is not insisted it is not a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
3Cited by27 opinions
- Third Nat. Bank v. American Equitable Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. FortTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Peoples Bank & Trust Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1928
- Nickey Bros. v. Lonsdale Mfg. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1923
- Phoenix Ins. Co. v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1944
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