United Security Life Insurance v. Brown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 3, Jan. T., 1921, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., March T., 1917, No. 745, on verdict for defendant, in case of United Security Life Insurance & Trust Co. of Penna. v. George W. Brown. Scire facias sur mortgage. Before Maxwell, P. J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 3, Jan. T., 1921, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., March T., 1917, No. 745, on verdict for defendant, in case of United Security Life Insurance & Trust Co. of Penna. v. George W. Brown. Scire facias sur mortgage. Before Maxwell, P. J., specially presiding. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned, among others, was above instruction, quoting it,
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
Most of the questions raised in this appeal have been discussed in passing upon a similar dispute between the same parties (U. S. L. I. & T. Co. v. Brown, the preceding case). There, a nephew was named as the insured, though the policy was issued at the request and for the benefit of Brown; here, the risk was upon the life of Thomas Howes, and the application for the insurance, the bond and mortgage executed by Brown, as well as the agreement referred to, designate him as “manager of storage house.” That his employment in this capacity was by Brown is not…
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