Valton v. . the National Fund Life Assurance Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Supreme Court. Action upon a policy on the life of Conrad Schumacher for the sum of $10,000, dated May 15, 1850, issued to Schumacher. The claim of the plaintiffs to the sum insured was this: On the 30th May, 1850, Valton, Daniel Martin (who had assigned to the other plaintiff), and Schumacher, entered into articles of partnership for the purpose of carrying on a wholesale business in foreign and domestic liquors in the city of Albany.
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Appeal from the Supreme Court. Action upon a policy on the life of Conrad Schumacher for the sum of $10,000, dated May 15, 1850, issued to Schumacher. The claim of the plaintiffs to the sum insured was this: On the 30th May, 1850, Valton, Daniel Martin (who had assigned to the other plaintiff), and Schumacher, entered into articles of partnership for the purpose of carrying on a wholesale business in foreign and domestic liquors in the city of Albany. The capital stock was to be contributed by Valton and Martin. Schumacher was to transact all the outside business of the copartnership, and…
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