Legal Opinion
Bankers' Reserve Life Co. v. Matthews
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1930No. 8670PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
A suit was filed by Minerva C. Matthews and another by Minerva C. Matthews and H. A. Thedford (administrator of ¡George Henry Thedford) on two life insurance policies for $5,000 each. Mrs. Matthews was the beneficiary under one of these policies, and Mrs. ¡Matthews and the estate were the beneficiaries under the other. These eases were consolidated for trial. From judgments upon verdicts favoring recovery, the defendant brings this appeal.
Three issues are argued here: First, that the contracts were void as wagering contracts ; second, that certain statements in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New York Mutual Life Insurance v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Warnock v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Central Bank of Washington v. HumeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Grigsby v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by17 opinions
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