Insurance Co. v. Lewis
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This action was commenced in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, by Lewis, the defendant in error, as public administrator of that county, upon a policy of insurance dated July 30, 1873, whereby the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of Maine agreed to insure the life of William S. Berton, “ of Milwaukee, County of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin,” in the sum of $5,000, payable three months after due proof of death, to his executors, administrators, or assigns. The case was removed for trial into the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri, where a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wetzell v. WatersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1853
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- de Paris v. Wilmington Trust Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1918
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