Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of NY v. Cohen
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. The defendant in error was the plaintiff below and sued the Manhattan Life-Insurance Company, which we shall speak of as the Company, on two policies on the life of Jacob Cohen in his own favor, written in 1893 in Texas where Cohen resided, the Company then doing business in that State through an agency.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. The defendant in error was the plaintiff below and sued the Manhattan Life-Insurance Company, which we shall speak of as the Company, on two policies on the life of Jacob Cohen in his own favor, written in 1893 in Texas where Cohen resided, the Company then doing business in that State through an agency. It was averred that although the Company had admitted liability on the policies, it had not paid the loss and was therefore responsible not only for the sum due insured with interest, but also…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
Upon the pleadings which we have just stated and the facts stipulated, the trial court gave judgment for the plaintiff, Cohen, against the defendant company for the amount of the policies less the sums which had been loaned thereon by the Company with interest and with the statutory penalties and attorney’s fees claimed.
To recapitulate, it suffices to say that the assignments of error made by the Company in the court below for the purpose of the appeal by it taken but expressed the defenses resulting from its answer and the stipulated facts which we have stated. That is to say, reliance was…
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