Murphy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of Minneapolis to recover $105 upon a life insurance policy. The case was tried before Waite, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
This action was brought in the municipal court of the city of Minneapolis to recover from the defendant $105, which the plaintiff claimed was due to him from the defendant upon its life insurance policy, whereby it agreed to pay such sum to the plaintiff as the father and *113beneficiary of Edward Murphy in case of his death after one year. The complaint alleged the execution of the policy and the death of the insured. The answer pleaded a breach of the condition in the policy, which was in the words following: “Provided, however, that no obligation is assumed by the company prior to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chambers v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
3Cited by28 opinions
- Wright v. Federal Life Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1923
- Ebner v. Ohio State Life InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
- McAlpine v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. KudobaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Metropolitan Life Ins. v. ChappellTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
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