Legal Opinion

Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Wathen

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 9, 1919No. 9,936PublishedCited by 2 opinions

From Knox Circuit Court; B. M. Willoughby, Judge. Action by Margaret W. Wathen, guardian of Herman W. Wathen, against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtNichols, P. J.

— This action was in the Knox Circuit Court by the appellee against the appellant, upon a life insurance policy issued by the appellant on the life of William H. Wathen for $2,000, and payable to appellee’s ward, Herman W. Wathen, as beneficiary. The issues were a complaint, answer of two paragraphs, and a reply in denial to the second paragraph of answer.

*147The case was submitted to a jury for trial, which returned a verdict for appellee. After motion for a new trial was overruled, the defendant appealed. The only error assigned in this court is the error of the court in overruling appellant’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pickel v. Phenix InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Supreme Tribe of Hur v. LennertIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Howe v. Provident Fund SocietyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1893
  4. Traders Insurance v. CassellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1900
  5. Keesling v. RyanIndiana Supreme Court · 1882

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Federal Kemper Insurance v. BrownIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Federal Kemper Insurance v. BrownIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997

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