Harrington v. Mutual Life Insurance
Montana Supreme Court
Appeals from District Court, Silver Bow County; J. J. Lynch, Judge. Action by Mrs. Mary J. Harrington against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. From a judgment for plaintiff and an order denying its motion for new trial, defendant appeals. Counsel for respondent put great confidence in the testimony as to the genuineness of the signature on the inspection receipt.
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Appeals from District Court, Silver Bow County; J. J. Lynch, Judge. Action by Mrs. Mary J. Harrington against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. From a judgment for plaintiff and an order denying its motion for new trial, defendant appeals. Counsel for respondent put great confidence in the testimony as to the genuineness of the signature on the inspection receipt. But we submit that the whole ease of plaintiff in respect to the genuineness of the signature on the inspection receipt is made from the testimony of plaintiff herself and from that of Mrs. Gleason. Plaintiff testified…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reynolds
Plaintiff brought action against defendant for recovery upon a life insurance policy issued by defendant to John M. Harrington, now deceased.
On May 23, 1913, insured made application to defendant for insurance policy, passed satisfactory examination, and policy was issued payable to his wife as beneficiary, plaintiff in this action. One James Cotter, who took the application, delivered, the policy to Harrington on the seventh day of June, 1913, but without the payment of any part of the premium. Plaintiff claims that there was an unconditional delivery of the policy, and that sixty days’…
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