Minnesota Supreme Court, 1933

Johnson v. Royal Union Life Insurance

Minnesota Supreme Court · Decided January 13, 1933 · Stone

246 N.W. 358; 187 Minn. 621; 1933 Minn. LEXIS 862 (North Western Reporter)

Counsel

G.U. Bloholm, Stearns, Stone Mackey , and George Cosson , for appellant. Patrick J. Ryan , for respondent. Alexander Green and Kellogg, Morgan, Chase, Carter Headley , amici curiae, filed a brief in behalf of Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Doherty, Rumble, Bunn Butler , amici curiae, filed a brief in behalf of Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company and New York Life Insurance Company. Oppenheimer, Dickson, Hodgson, Brown Donnelly , and George W. Jansen , amici curiae, filed a brief in behalf of Prudential Insurance Company of America. Byron K. Elliott, Ralph H. Kastner , and Maurice E. Benson , amici curiae, filed a brief in behalf of American Life Convention.

Cases that cite this one

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Valenti v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America (8th Cir. 1934)

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Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

This case presents the same question as the case of Johnson v. Central L. A. Society, 187 Minn. 611, 246 N. W. 354. The appeal in this case is from a like order, and the cases were argued and submitted together.

It follows that the order appealed from is reversed with direction to the trial court to amend its conclusions of law so as to order judgment in favor of the defendant in conformity with the opinion in that case.

Order reversed.

Stone, J. took no part in the consideration and decision of this case.

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