American Central Life Insurance v. Bott
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Floyd Circuit Court; John M. Paris, Judge. Action by Margaret Bott against the American Central Life Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcMahan, J.
This appeal is from a judgment in favor of appellee on a check issued to her by appellant, she being the beneficiary in a policy of insurance, issued by it on the life of her husband, he having died with such policy presumptively in force.
Appellant filed an answer admitting that on November 6, 1919, it drew the check mentioned in the complaint for the sum of $1,000 payable to the order of the appellee; that said check was as it purported on its face to be, in full for all claims under a certain policy theretofore issued by it on the life of one John Bott and which was terminated October 27,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Smith v. . Glen's Falls Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Centennial Mutual Life Ass'n v. ParhamTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. KidderIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
- Iowa Life Insurance v. HaughtonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1909
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