Legal Opinion
Symonds v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 9, 1877PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the court of common pleas of Ramsey county, where the action was tried before Brill, J., who directed a verdict for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Gilfillan, C. J.1
This is an action upon a policy oí insurance issued by defendant in favor of plaintiff, upon the life of Charles Symonds, her husband, and dated June 13, 1865. The portions of the policy essential to the questions involved are as follows :
“ This policy of assurance witnesseth that the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, in consideration of the representations made to them in the application for this policy, and of the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars and ninetjr-uine cents to them in hand paid by Jemima Symonds, wife of Charles Symonds, ice dealer, and of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hoffman v. Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- McAllister v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Kentucky Mutual Insurance v. JenksIndiana Supreme Court · 1854
- Ohde v. Northwestern Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
3Cited by15 opinions
- Anoka Lumber Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Hoven v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Ferguson v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Continental Insurance v. MunnsIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- Franklin Life Insurance v. WallaceIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
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