Jackson v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Bice county to recover $875.28 and interest for breach of contract, being the amount of two promissory notes alleged to have been given by plaintiff to defendant in payment of an insurance premium on policies which were not delivered. The case was tried before Buckham, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $923.60; and from -an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This is an action to recover the amount paid by plaintiff upon two promissory notes by him given to an agent of defendant in alleged payment of the premium on two life insurance^ policies, which policies were never delivered to him, but which notes were transferred by the agent to an innocent purchaser, to whom plaintiff so paid them. Plaintiff had a verdict in the court below, and defendant appeals from an order denying a new trial.
Although the evidence may be a little conflicting with respect to one or two matters, there is no serious controversy about the main facts. One Little was in…
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