Saettele v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Talty, Judge. There can be no assignment of a life insurance policy if the policy, by its terms, expressly forbids the same. Unity Ins. Co. v. Dugan, 118 Mass. 219. The mode of assignment must be determined by the terms of the policy or by-laws of the society. If these provide for assignment in a certain way, all other methods are excluded. Head v. Supreme Council, 64 Mo. App. 212; Coleman v. Supreme Lodge, 18 Mo.
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Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Talty, Judge. There can be no assignment of a life insurance policy if the policy, by its terms, expressly forbids the same. Unity Ins. Co. v. Dugan, 118 Mass. 219. The mode of assignment must be determined by the terms of the policy or by-laws of the society. If these provide for assignment in a certain way, all other methods are excluded. Head v. Supreme Council, 64 Mo. App. 212; Coleman v. Supreme Lodge, 18 Mo. App. 189; Grand Lodge v. Eisner, 26 Mo. App. 108; Barnes v. Ins. Co., 30 Mo. App. 550. Assignments can only be made when…
1Opinion of the CourtBond, J.
This is an action by an assignee, who was also a creditor of the assured, upon two policies of insurance. When first instituted it was only against the company issuing the policies. After the decision of this court on the first appeal (81 Mo. App. 509), the plaintiff joined the administrator of the assured as a party defendant; The facts are fully stated in the former opinion of this court and need not be further stated than is necessary to dispose of the questions preserved for review upon the appeal of the defendant insurance company from a judgment against if fox the full amount of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Saetelle v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1899