Legal Opinion

Stigler's Ex'x v. Stigler

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided February 15, 1883PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from decree of corporation court of the city of Lynch-burg, rendered 8th August, 18*78, on cross-hill of Florence Stigler, filed in the suit of James M. Booker and Joseph Stigler against Stigler’s executrix.

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Appeal from decree of corporation court of the city of Lynch-burg, rendered 8th August, 18*78, on cross-hill of Florence Stigler, filed in the suit of James M. Booker and Joseph Stigler against Stigler’s executrix. The decree being in favor of the complainant on her cross-hill, the defendants therein, Marion Stigler, widow and executrix of James A. Stigler, deceased, Thomas T. Munford, guardian of John R. Stigler, Joseph A. Stigler, Fannie Stigler, and Benjamin Stigler, infant children of James A. Stigler, deceased, and Samuel D. Preston, guardian ad litem and next friend of the said infants,…

1Opinion of the Court

Lewis, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

On the 5th day of April, 1858, the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, incorporated under the laws of the state of New Jersey, insured the life of James A. Stigler, of Lynchburg, for the benefit of his wife, in the sum of $2,000. And on the llth day of November, 1866, the iEtna Life Insurance Company, incorporated under the laws of Connecticut, insured the *165life of the said Stigler “for the benefit of his wife and their children” in the sum of $5,000. Policies in both cases were duly executed and delivered to the insured, who regularly paid the…

2Cited by22 opinions

  1. Bailey v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  2. Cochran v. ParisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
  3. North British & Mercantile Insurance v. IngallsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
  4. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance v. WilloughbyMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
  5. White v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1928

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