Head v. New York Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. J. H. Blover, Judge. (1) The contract of insurance involved in this controversy is a contract under and to be construed and settled in accordance with law of the State of New York. The Missouri statute has nothing to do with the case. London Assurance v. Companhia de Moagens, 167 U. S. 149; Gibson v. Insurance Co., 77 Fed. Rep. 561; Indemnity Co. v.Mfg. Co., 95 Fed. Rep. Ill; Insurance Co. v. Dingley, 100 Fed.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. J. H. Blover, Judge. (1) The contract of insurance involved in this controversy is a contract under and to be construed and settled in accordance with law of the State of New York. The Missouri statute has nothing to do with the case. London Assurance v. Companhia de Moagens, 167 U. S. 149; Gibson v. Insurance Co., 77 Fed. Rep. 561; Indemnity Co. v.Mfg. Co., 95 Fed. Rep. Ill; Insurance Co. v. Dingley, 100 Fed. Rep. 408; Life Ass’n v. Harris, 94 Tex. 35; Story on Conflict of Laws, sec. 279a; Schwartz v. Insurance Co., 18 Minn. 448; Insurance Co. v.…
1Per curiam
— The following opinion by Bond, C., delivered in Division No. 1, is adopted as the opinion of the Court in Banc.
All concur except' Graves and Férriss, JJ., who dissent. BOND, C.
— Defendant is an insurance company incorporated in New York and duly licensed to do business in the State of Missouri, and for that purpose has established á branch office in Kansas City, Missouri.
Richard G. Head made an application at the Kansas City office of the defendant for two policies of ten thousand dollars each upon his life, payable to his infant son, Richard G. Head, Jr. At the time he made this…
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