Mutual Life Ins. v. Hamilton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether the insured, Walter F. Hamilton, was dead or dodging prior to the time that his life insurance policies would have lapsed were he then alive. The jury found that he died on the 29th day of December, 1928, the day after the night on which he packed his belongings and set forth either into eternity or obscurity. According to the proof, naught has been heard of him since that date. As in many other cases of missing persons, he had insurance in a substantial sum for one in his financial and social position. Basing their right to recover upon…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. PerrySupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. ZimmermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
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- Johns v. BurnsSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
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