Leonard v. Charter Oak Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from an order and decree of the Superior Court, Shumway, J., of Hartford County, for alleged errors of the court in overruling a remonstrance of the plaintiff to the report of the committee appointed to hear and decide upon claims presented against the defendant. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order and decree of the Superior Court, Shumway, J., of Hartford County, for alleged errors of the court in overruling a remonstrance of the plaintiff to the report of the committee appointed to hear and decide upon claims presented against the defendant. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. Under the stipulation the plaintiff’s claim should be allowed at $10,000, with interest from March 1st, 1879. Manifestly the “ claim ” to be proved and “ allowed ” in Connecticut, is the claim as set forth in the complaint in the New York action. By the terms of the…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
The Charter Oak Life Insurance Company was put into the hands of receivers on the 22d day of September, 1886. And at a later date an order was duly passed, requiring the creditors of said corporation to present their claims to the receivers. On the 4th day of August, 1887, a committee was appointed to hear and decide upon all claims which had been or might thereafter be presented to the said receivers. Within the time limited, the present appellant presented to the receivers and to the said committee a claim against the said company predicated upon policy No. 36,775, dated December 7th, 1868,…
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