Hartford Life Insurance v. IBS
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND POR TEE COUNTY OF RAMSEY, STATE OF MINNESOTA. The facts, which involve the question of whether the state courts of Minnesota gave full faith and credit to a judgment of the State of Connecticut establishing the rights of an insurance company and holders of mortuary assessable certificates, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamab
On April 4,1885, The Hartford Life Insurance Co. issued to Herman lbs a certificate of membership in. its Safety Fund Department which was conducted on the Mutual Assessment plan. The certificate provided that if the policy was kept in force, by the payment of all assessments duly levied upon all the members to create a Mortuary Fund, his wife should be entitled to receive at his death an indemnity of $2,000 payable out of such Mortuary Fund.
On May 2, 1910, under Call 127, he was assessed $35.95 to meet 145 claims which matured during the quarter ending March 31. He failed to pay and his…
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