Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. Adams
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. This is an action of interpleader. The question involved is as to the ownership of the proceeds of' a life insurance policy on the life of one Foster D. Adams.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. This is an action of interpleader. The question involved is as to the ownership of the proceeds of' a life insurance policy on the life of one Foster D. Adams. The policy was issued June 21, 1881, and named as beneficiary “his wife, Ida M. Adams/’ The insured then lived in the territory of Dakota, and the policy stated on its face that it was a contract made and to be performed in the state of Wisconsin. In November, 1893, a judgment of divorce was rendered by the district court of Hennepin county,…
1Opinion of the Court
WiNsnow, O. J.
Two questions are raised in this case, viz.: (1) Was the husband’s right to assign the policy taken away by ch. 376 of the Laws of 1891? and (2) Was the assignment in question void because executed in Minnesota ?
*337Tbe first question is answered in the negative by the decision in the case of Boehmer v. Kalk, ante, p. 156, 144 N. W. 182, and need not be further elaborated upon here.
The second question demands careful examination. The policy in. question was- issued at Milwaukee and was payable by its terms at Milwaukee. , Moreover it' contained an express statement that it was a…
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