Legal Opinion
Life Ins. Clearing Co. v. O'Neill
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 12, 1901No. 7PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
This is an action on a policy of insurance taken out and maintained by an adult son for his own benefit upon the life of his father, and the question for decision is whether, under the facts in evidence, the son had an insurable interest sufficient to support the policy. The learned trial judge held that such interest existed, relying mainly upon Insurance Co. v. Kane, 81 Pa. 154, but evidently deciding the point with some reluctance. His opinion upon this subject is as follows:
“The second question is, had tixe plaintiff an insurable interest in the life of Ms…
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