Rideout v. Mars
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Neshoba county. Hon. J. F. McCool, Chancellor. Suit by "W. T. Rideout, as administrator of J. H. Rideout, deceased, against W. H. Mars, to recover the balance of first insurance premium on life insurance policy, written by deceased as agent, for the Union Central Life Insurance Company. From a decree for defendant, complainants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Neshoba county. Hon. J. F. McCool, Chancellor. Suit by "W. T. Rideout, as administrator of J. H. Rideout, deceased, against W. H. Mars, to recover the balance of first insurance premium on life insurance policy, written by deceased as agent, for the Union Central Life Insurance Company. From a decree for defendant, complainants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. So then the only quéstion in this case is whether the administrator of the insurance agent is precluded from making Ms claim in the courts to recover the balance of this…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
This is a hill by the appellant, W. “T. Rideout, as administrator of J. H. Rideout, deceased, against the appellee,-W. H. Mars; and from a decree in favor of the appellee,.the appellant prosecutes this appeal.
The decedent,- J. H. Rideout, as agent of the Union Central Life Insurance Company, effected a policy of insurance on the life of the appellee for twenty-five thousand dollars. The policy recites the payment of the first premium of nine hundred and fifty dollars. As a matter of fact, only three hundred dollars of this was paid. The decedent, for the purpose of inducing the appellee to…
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