Connecticut General Life Insurance v. Johns

The trial court was of the opinion, following Westboro Lumber Co. v. Dibble, 199 Wis. 350, 226 N. W. 313, it should be held that under the terms of the trust deed the date of maturity of the note might be accelerated. The defendants contend that the contract should be construed according to the laws of the state of Mississippi; the plaintiff contends that it should be construed according to the laws of the state of Alabama. We shall not attempt to determine which law governs. It is conceded that under the law of Wisconsin and Alabama the date of maturity was accelerated by the default of the…