Norris v. New England Mutual Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Houston Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Action by Aliene Louis Norris against the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Suit by appellant on an insurance policy in the sum of $3,000, on the life of Thomas Watts Norris, in which appellee, widow of the insured, was named beneficiary.
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Appeal from Houston Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Action by Aliene Louis Norris against the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Suit by appellant on an insurance policy in the sum of $3,000, on the life of Thomas Watts Norris, in which appellee, widow of the insured, was named beneficiary. The defense presented by various pleas was that, the policy was forfeited and void on account of the fact that the insured never paid in cash the initial premium, but in lieu thereof gave a note for one-fourth of the amount, payable to…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
It appears without dispute that the initial premium on the policy, the subject of this suit, was in the sum of $83.70, payable in quarterly installments; and that for its payment the assured executed four promissory notes, the first being payable to the soliciting agent of the insurance company 60 days after date, the note reciting that' it was given to reimburse the agent for actual money paid by him to the company. This note was discounted by the general agent of the company, and the company received its pro rata share thereof. The three other notes were payable to the company direct, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Washburn v. Union Central Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
- McAllister v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Galliher v. State Mutual Life Ins.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Satterfield v. Fidelity Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Security Mutual Life Insurance v. RileySupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
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