Sillerman v. National Council of Knights & Ladies of Security
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court fox Hennepin county by Willie Sillerman and Nathan Rosenhaft to recover $430.80 and $1,292.40, respectively, upon defendant’s benefit certificate. From an order denying defendant’s motion to restrain plaintiffs from proceeding with the trial of the action until final judgment shall have been entered in a certain other and earlier action instituted by defendant to cancel the beneficiary certificate of Anna R. Scheiber, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
This is a action by the beneficiaries upon an insurance policy. Prior to the death of the insured the insurance company brought an action against the insured to cancel the policy. Upon the death of the insured the insurance company procured the substitution of the beneficiaries in the equity action. Then it made an application in this action to restrain proceedings pending the determination of the equity suit. The application was denied and it appeals.
In the equity suit the plaintiff Sillerman was substituted on service made in this state .and the plaintiff Rosenhaft upon service…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- National Council of Knights & Ladies of Security v. ScheiberSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Connecticut Mut. Life Ins. v. BearU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern North Carolina · 1886
- Connecticut Mut. Life Ins. v. Home Ins. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut · 1879
3Cited by1 opinion
- Schaub v. Carolina Construction Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1962