Insurance Co. v. Dunscomb
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SHELBY. Appeal from Chancery Court of Shelby County. F. H. Heiskell, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
The DeSoto Bank of Memphis was, on March 16, 1881, an incorporated bank under *726the laws of the State of Tennessee. Its charter expired by limitation on March 20, 1883, but under our statute it continued to exist for five years, or until March 20, 1888, .for the purpose of settling its business, disposing of its property and dividing its capital stock, and on the 20th of March, 1888, it became extinct.
On March 5, 1870, Ben K. Pullen applied to complainant for insurance on his life, and, in accordance with the application, complainant, on March 8, 1870, issued its policy No. 101,367 for $5,000,…
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