United Security Life Ins. v. Perugini Union Mutual Belief Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
United Security Life Ins. v. Perugini Union Mutual Belief Ass'n, 267 Pa. 152 (Pa. 1920)
110 A. 927; 1920 Pa. LEXIS 826
Brown, Frazer, Kephart, Moschzisker, Simpson, Stewart, Walling
United Security Life Ins. v. Perugini Union Mutual Belief Ass'n
Opinion of the Court
The contention of the defendant in the court below was that the bond on which judgment had been entered against it, and the accompanying mortgage, together with the agreement entered into between the parties, constituted a wagering contract. The judgment was opened because in the opinion of the court the legality of the contract depended upon an important question of fact, as to which depositions had been taken on both sides, those taken by the defendant being amply sufficient to justify the submission of the controversy to a jury. We have not been convinced that this was error, and the appeal is accordingly dismissed.
Appeal dismissed.
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- Syllabus
- Judgment — Opening judgment — Wagering contract — Life insurance. 1. A judgment entered on a bond accompanying a mortgage will be opened, where defendant’s contention that the bond and mortgage, together with an agreement entered into, between the parties, constituted an illegal wagering contract, is supported by ample evidence taken on depositions, and sufficient to justify the submission of suck a controversy to a jury.