Legal Opinion
Reading v. Travelers Ins.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 10, 1938No. 4146PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge.
The questions presented are raised by a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.
The pleadings consist of a statement of claim, an affidavit of defense, and a motion for judgment upon which the rule now under consideration was granted.
On August 31, 1893, John G. Reading, Jr., entered into a contract of insurance with the Travelers Insurance Company. The contract provided for the payment to Clara F. Reading, wife of the insured, of $37,500 in consideration of a semi-annual premium of $264.75. The policy provided: “The said sum (less any…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Stroehmann v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Baldwin v. MagenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Foster v. Berg & Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Standiford v. KlomanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- John Hatton, Inc. v. Hatton (In Re John Hatton, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Frank Briscoe Co., Inc. v. Travelers Indem. Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
- Combined Insurance Co. of America v. McGillenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974