Sawyer v. North American Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit upon a policy' of life insurance. The defendant pleaded to the jurisdiction, because said cause of action, if any the plaintiff had, accrued to her in the city, county, and state of New York, within-the jurisdiction of the .courts of said county, and not within the county of Windham, within the jurisdiction* of the county court of said county; and moved to dismiss for the same cause. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
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Assumpsit upon a policy' of life insurance. The defendant pleaded to the jurisdiction, because said cause of action, if any the plaintiff had, accrued to her in the city, county, and state of New York, within-the jurisdiction of the .courts of said county, and not within the county of Windham, within the jurisdiction* of the county court of said county; and moved to dismiss for the same cause. The case is fully stated in the opinion. The court, at the September term,. 1873, Barrett, J., presiding, sustained said plea and motion, pro forma, and adjudged that the wx’it abate for want of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wheeler, J.
In the writ in this case, the defendant is set up as “ a corporation established by law, located in the city, county, and state of New York;” the plaintiff as “ of Winona, in the state of Minnesota.” The cause of action set forth in the declaration, is for the breach of a contract made between the defendant on one part, and the plaintiff and a person then her husband on the other, the plaintiff and her husband being then of Milwaukie, in the state of Wisconsin, the contract being in writing and dated at New York, and containing a clause that…
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