Metropolitan Life Insurance v. People's Trust Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
From Delaware Circuit Court; J. G. Leffler, Judge. Action by People’s Trust Company as administrator of the estate of Jonathan M. Brinsen, deceased, against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. (Transferred from Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1908, Acts 1901 p. 590.)
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.
Suit by appellee against appellant, a New York corporation, on a life insurance policy. The complaint was in two paragraphs. A several demurrer to each paragraph, for insufficient facts, was overruled. Answer in four paragraphs, the first of which was a general denial. Appellee filed a several demurrer to each paragraph of answer. The demurrer was sustained to the fourth paragraph and overruled to the second and third. No ruling was made on the demurrer to the first paragraph.
*580There was a trial by jury, verdict and judgment for appellee for full amount of the policy. Appellant’s motion for a…
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