Steele v. St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Howard v. Cashon, 33 Mo. 118; Heyneman v. Garneau, 33 Mo. 565 ; Morris v. Barnes, 35 Mo. 412; Baker v. Stonebraker, 36 Mo. 338 ; Nelson v. Boland, 37 Mo. 432 ; Ruse v. Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co., 23 N. Y. 516 ; Wheelton v. Hardisty, 2 Big. Life Ins. Cas. 469; Bunce v. Beck, 43 Mo. 266; Hennig v. United States Ins.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Howard v. Cashon, 33 Mo. 118; Heyneman v. Garneau, 33 Mo. 565 ; Morris v. Barnes, 35 Mo. 412; Baker v. Stonebraker, 36 Mo. 338 ; Nelson v. Boland, 37 Mo. 432 ; Ruse v. Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co., 23 N. Y. 516 ; Wheelton v. Hardisty, 2 Big. Life Ins. Cas. 469; Bunce v. Beck, 43 Mo. 266; Hennig v. United States Ins. Co., 47 Mo. 425. cited: 1 Ph. onEv., sec. 612 ; 1 Greenl. on Ev., 12th ed., secs. 13 a, 48 ; Stark, on Ev., 9th ed., secs. 78, 81, 742, 750, 753, 845 ; Burrill on Cir. Ev., ed. 1856, pp. 31, 36, 37 ; Ham v. Barrett, 28 Mo. 388 ; 1…
1Opinion of the CourtBake well, J.
This is an action upon a policy of insurance, dated February 8, 1861, whereby, in consideration of $56.71 paid by plaintiff to defendant, and of an annual premium of the same amount, to be paid on February 8th of every year, defendant assured the life of Stewart Steele, Jr., plaintiff’s husband, for the sole use of plaintiff, for the term of his *209natural life', in the, sum of $3,000. The policy provides that, in case of failure to pay the annual premium on the days mentioned, defendant shall not be'liable for the sum insured, and the policy shall cease and determine. The policy remained in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pelkington v. National InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Higginson v. DallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Mutual Benefit Life Insurance v. RuseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
- Ruse v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1858
- Geib v. Enterprise Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1870
3Cited by5 opinions
- Richardson v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1982
- Kline v. National Benefit Ass'nIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Hetchler v. American Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1934
- Ragsdale v. Brotherhood of Railroad TrainmenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1934
- Fulton v. Kansas City Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1941