Clark v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 296, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1912, No. 4015, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Bettie Clark v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Assumpsit upon a policy of life insurance. Before Ralston, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment-for plaintiff for $580. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 296, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. No. 5, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1912, No. 4015, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Bettie Clark v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Assumpsit upon a policy of life insurance. Before Ralston, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment-for plaintiff for $580. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were (1) refusing binding instructions for defendant and (2) refusing defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. The case at bar, it is submitted, is ruled by that offSiebelist v.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The two assignments of error are practically one and may be so properly treated. The complaint is the learned trial judge erred in refusing to give a binding direction to the jury to find for the defendant. It is, true *194that during the trial a number of objections were made as to offers of evidence, and the rulings of the learned trial judge thereon were followed by exceptions noted. But none of these rulings are assigned for error and we therefore take the record as we find it made up.
The person whose life was insured under the policy in question was a colored girl about…
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