Gamble v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Sease, J., York, Fall term, 1912. Action by Janies M. Gamble against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Defendant appeals. cite: An instruction inapplicable to any facts in the case and tending to mislead the jury is error: 66 S. C. 18; 42 S. E. 42; 54 S. E. 110; 53 S. E. 145; 55 S. E. 1; 44 S. C. 548; 64 S. C. 112; 78 S. C. 33. cite: When knowledge of the agent may be imputed to principal: 88 S. C. 31; 52 S C. 224; 79 S. C. 526; 81 S. C. 152. Defendant is estopped…
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Before Sease, J., York, Fall term, 1912. Action by Janies M. Gamble against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Defendant appeals. cite: An instruction inapplicable to any facts in the case and tending to mislead the jury is error: 66 S. C. 18; 42 S. E. 42; 54 S. E. 110; 53 S. E. 145; 55 S. E. 1; 44 S. C. 548; 64 S. C. 112; 78 S. C. 33. cite: When knowledge of the agent may be imputed to principal: 88 S. C. 31; 52 S C. 224; 79 S. C. 526; 81 S. C. 152. Defendant is estopped from insisting on forfeiture: 57 S. C. 358; 63 S. C; 192; 88 S. C. 31; 49 S. C. 454.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Eraser.
This is the second appeal in this case.
The first is reported in 92 S. C. 451.
Appellant’s argument contains the following: “This is a suit on a policy of insurance for $500 on the life of Maggie Gamble, wife of the plaintiff, in which policy the plaintiff is named as the beneficiary. The application is dated February 10, 1910, the policy was dated February 10, 1910, and Maggie Gamble died on 14 June, 1910.
“The answer of the defendant sets up the defense that certain statements made in the application for the policy were untrue; that…
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