Horton v. New York Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Bates Circuit Court. — Hon. Jambs H. Lay, Judge. (1) It will be seen tbat tbis case is sharply differentiated from the case of Cravens v. N. Y. Life Ins.
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Appeal from Bates Circuit Court. — Hon. Jambs H. Lay, Judge. (1) It will be seen tbat tbis case is sharply differentiated from the case of Cravens v. N. Y. Life Ins. Co., 148 Mo. 583, and also from the case of Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Clements, 140 H. S. 226 (upon this last decision nearly all the cases cited in support of respondent’s contention are based), in that by the terms of the conditional receipt, the premium having’ been paid in advance, the contract became complete with the acceptance of the application at the home office in New York, and did not, therefore, depend for…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, J.
This is a suit on a life insurance policy issued by defendant on the life of T. Lisle Standish, deceased, in his lifetime, payable at his death to his administrator. ’ ' /
The petition states that the contract of insurance was entered into November 30, 1892, under the terms of'which plaintiff’s intestate paid defendant $304, and defendant delivered to him the policy on his life for $10,000, payable to his *614administrator, and specifying on its face that for the consideration paid it was in full force for two years to November 30, 3 894; that Standish died February 14th, 1895, having prior to his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cravens v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Bruner v. WheatonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- Lungstrass v. German InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
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- Rhodus v. Kansas City Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- McDonald v. Bankers Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Illinois Fuel Co. v. Mobile & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
- Lukens v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. HaackDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1943
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