Ikenberry v. New York Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Hennepin county by the administrator with the will annexed of the, estate of Mary Elizabeth Cooke, deceased, to recover $5,000 upon defendant’s policy upon the life of his testate.
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Action in tbe district court for Hennepin county by the administrator with the will annexed of the, estate of Mary Elizabeth Cooke, deceased, to recover $5,000 upon defendant’s policy upon the life of his testate. The case was tried before Booth, J\, who at the close of the testimony denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action and its motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $5,645.83. From an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The defendant appeals from an order denying it judgment notwithstanding, and also denying a new trial, a verdict having been awarded plaintiff upon a policy of insurance alleged to have been issued by defendant upon the life of plaintiff’s testate payable to her estate.
The contention is that no contract of insurance was ever consummated. At the solicitation of E. T. Harris, the agent of defendant, *217plaintiff’s testate, Mary E. Cooke, on March 11, 1911, applied for an insurance policy on ber life in the defendant company. She. gave a note for the amount of the first premium, due in six months…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chadwick v. CornishSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
- Perine v. Grand Lodge of Ancient Order United WorkmenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Williams v. Empire Mutual Annuity & Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Marvin v. DutcherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Madson v. MadsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Aide v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
- Sawyer v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Braman v. Mutual Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Mitchell v. MortenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- Orren v. Phoenix Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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