Legal Opinion
Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. France
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 1877No. 234PublishedCited by 57 opinions
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Tbe facts are stated in the opinion of the court,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bradley
This action was brought by David France and Lucetta P., his wife, to recover the amount of a policy of insurance for $10,000, issued by the Ætna, Life Insurance Company on the life of Andrew J. Chew, of Philadelphia, dated Sept. 18, 1865, and payable to the said Lucetta, who was Chew’s sister.
The proposals for the insurance, made out upon one of the printed blanks of the company, were signed by both Chew and Mrs. France. The following is a copy of the introductory part of the policy: —
“ This policy of insurance witnesseth, that the ¿Etna Life Insurance Company, in consideration of the sum of…
2Cited by57 opinions
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