Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Grand Lodge A. O. U. W.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 10, 1907No. Nos. 15,174-(102)PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $2,000 upon a beneficiary certificate issued by defendant. The case was tried before Dickinson, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order granting a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

This action was brought to recover upon a beneficiary certificate issued by defendant to Wilbur N. Taylor. A former appeal is reported in 96 Minn. 441, 105 N. W. 408, 3 D. R. A. (N. S.) 114, where the facts are fully stated. A second appeal resulted in a reversal of a judgment in favor of defendant, and the cause was remanded for a new trial. 98 Minn. 36, 107 N. W. 545. A trial thereafter had resulted in a verdict for defendant, which was set aside on plaintiff’s motion, and a new trial granted. Defendant appealed.

The only question presented on this appeal is the correctness of the ruling of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Union Central Life Ins. v. PollardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
  2. Mutual Life Insurance v. WilerIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Smith v. National Benefit SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  4. McGowan v. Supreme Court of the Independent Order of ForestersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Brown v. Greenfield Life Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Pollack v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
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  3. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. MossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. McManus v. Nichols-Chisholm Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
  5. Atlanta Mut. Ins. Co. v. PriceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923

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