Lyden v. Western Life Indemnity Co.
District Court, W.D. Washington
At Law. Action by B. L. Lyden against the Western Life Indemnity Company. On motion to quash service of summons on State Insurance Commissioner, on the ground that the action was not based on an insurance contract.
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the court upon motion to quash the service of summons, after removal from the state court.
The complaint alleges that plaintiff is a resident of the state of Washington; that the defendant is an Illinois insurance company, regularly licensed and doing business pursuant to the laws of the state of Washington; that plaintiff moved from Washington to Pennsylvania to enter the service of the defendant in Pennsylvania, incurring' certain expenses in moving, all under contracts' with the defendant, by the terms of which the defendant agreed to pay such…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SpratleySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assn. v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- McMaster v. Advance Thresher Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1894
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