Langford v. National Life & Accident Insurance
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Nevada Circuit Court; Jacob M. Garter, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellant sued the appellee on a policy of life insurance. It was alleged that appellee was 'liable under a contract with the Arkansas Life Insurance Company, on a policy issued by the latter on the. life of one Grant Stewart on April 28,1913. Stewart died March 14,1914. The appellant was the beneficiary in the policy.
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Appeal from Nevada Circuit Court; Jacob M. Garter, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellant sued the appellee on a policy of life insurance. It was alleged that appellee was 'liable under a contract with the Arkansas Life Insurance Company, on a policy issued by the latter on the. life of one Grant Stewart on April 28,1913. Stewart died March 14,1914. The appellant was the beneficiary in the policy. Stewart paid the premium on the policy for some-time; then the policy came into the possession of the appellant and she paid the premiums continuously from November 17, 1913, until Stewart’s…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). The appellee contends that the judgment was correct for two reasons: First, because the policy was a wagering contract and void; second, because the uncontradicted evidence showed that 'Stewart, the insured, violated the conditions of the contract. '
I. 'Conceding that appellant had no insurable interest in the life of Stewart, it does not follow that the policy was void as a wagering contract. In McRae v. Warmack, 98 Ark. 52, one Boswell had policies of insurance issued on his life under an agreement with one Warmack that Boswell should apply for insurance…
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