Hill v. Groesbeck
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County. This cause, now pending under the title of Hill v. Groesbeck et al., is here for the second time.- Upon the first appeal it was entitled Anderson v. Groesbeck et al. This change is accounted for by the fact that, since the former appeal, Mrs. Anderson has, by marriage, become Mrs. Hill. When here before, the judgment of the trial court in favor of the palintiffs was reversed and the cause re-remanded for a new trial.
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Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County. This cause, now pending under the title of Hill v. Groesbeck et al., is here for the second time.- Upon the first appeal it was entitled Anderson v. Groesbeck et al. This change is accounted for by the fact that, since the former appeal, Mrs. Anderson has, by marriage, become Mrs. Hill. When here before, the judgment of the trial court in favor of the palintiffs was reversed and the cause re-remanded for a new trial. Anderson v. Groesbeeket al. 26 Colo. 3. In accordance with the explicit instructions then given, the last trial was had upon…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Campbell
There are several considerations which move us to reverse the judgment, and others that require us to go further and direct a judgment.for defendant.
*1651. Plaintiffs have no rights except under the alleged appointment by Thomas G. .Anderson, and if, for any reason that is invalid, they are not entitled to recover. In Love v. Clune, 24 Colo. 237, Mr. Justice Goddard in speaking for the court, said:
“Upon examination of the numerous cases cited, wherein the general doctrine is announed that the beneficiaries acquire no vested interest in policies issued by mutual benefit associations until the death…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Love v. CluneSupreme Court of Colorado · 1897
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