Carmichael v. Northwestern Mutual Benefit Ass'n
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne. (Speed, J.) Assumpsit. Plaintiff brings error. “ Family” means a collective body of persons living together within the cur-tilage : Wilson v. Ooohran 81 Tex. 677; Spencer v. Spencer 11 Paige 159 ; natural affection is a sufficient basis for an insurable interest in another’s life: Phoenix Mut. L. Ins. Go. v. Bailey 13 Wall. 616; Loomis v. Eagle L, <& H. Ins.
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Error to Wayne. (Speed, J.) Assumpsit. Plaintiff brings error. “ Family” means a collective body of persons living together within the cur-tilage : Wilson v. Ooohran 81 Tex. 677; Spencer v. Spencer 11 Paige 159 ; natural affection is a sufficient basis for an insurable interest in another’s life: Phoenix Mut. L. Ins. Go. v. Bailey 13 Wall. 616; Loomis v. Eagle L, <& H. Ins. Go. 6 Gray 396; pecuniary interest in the life of the insured is not necessary; Lord v. Doll 12 Mass. 115; Leona/rd v. Eagle Ins. Go. é Liv. IJ. S. Law Mag. 286; it is enough if +he contrary is true: Trenton Mut. Ins. Go.…
1Opinion of the Court
Graves, O. J.
The defendant, a corporation under chapter 94 of the Compiled Laws, issued to Frederick Wagner, ■on the 26th of November, 1879, a certificate of insurance on his life in the sum of $2000, for the benefit of the plaintiff. May 9, 1881, Wagner died, and on the 14th of June the defendant’s secretary paid the plaintiff $300 of the insurance. This payment was not authorized by the association.
At the time of the death of Wagner the association had 3472 members, and on the second day of August following it had 3259 certificates in force. Soon after the payment of the $300, the case of…
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