Merchants' Life Ins. Co. v. Griswold
Court of Appeals of Texas
Error from District Court, McLennan County; II. M. Richey, Special Judge. Action by S. M. Griswold against Merchants’ Life Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Findings of Fact.
JENKINS, J.
Plaintiff in error, which will hereinafter be referred to as the company, is a life insurance company, chartered under the laws of Iowa, and doing business in Texas under a legal permit. Prior to February, 1915, it was an assessment association, legally doing business in Texas on the assessment plan, under the name of the Merchants’ Life Association. On February 9, 1915, it amended its charter, whereby it changed from the assessment to the level premium, or old line, plan, and changed its name to Merchants’ Life Insurance Company, preserving, however, its corporate…
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