Twiss v. Guaranty Life Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. F. Conrad, Judge. This is an action to recover the amount claimed to he due upon a policy of insurance on the life of David M. Twiss. The plaintiff herein is the beneficiary named in said policy. No defense was made in behalf of the defendant the Guaranty Life Association, and a judgment was rendered against it for the sum of two thousand dollars and interest, being the full amount claimed.
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Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. W. F. Conrad, Judge. This is an action to recover the amount claimed to he due upon a policy of insurance on the life of David M. Twiss. The plaintiff herein is the beneficiary named in said policy. No defense was made in behalf of the defendant the Guaranty Life Association, and a judgment was rendered against it for the sum of two thousand dollars and interest, being the full amount claimed. The defendant the Southwestern Mutual Benefit Association made defense. A trial by jury was had, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
i. mutualt>ene-tionsf contract o? another as-uitravS-es. — I. It is admitted that David M. Twiss held a valid policy of insurance upon his life in the Guaranty Association, and that the same was in full force at the time of his death, which occurred in the month of May, 1889, and that the plaintiff herein is the beneficiary under said policy. The appellant was in no way a party to the contract of insurance, but it is claimed that it is liable to pay the amount of the loss, by reason of an alleged written contract, which it is claimed was entered into between the said two insurance companies…
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