New York Life Insurance v. Head

Supreme Court of the United States
New York Life Insurance v. Head, 234 U.S. 166 (1914)
34 S. Ct. 883; 58 L. Ed. 1266; 1914 U.S. LEXIS 1137

New York Life Insurance v. Head

Opinion

Mr. Chief Justice White

délivered the opinion of the court.

This case is governed by the opinion in No. 254 just decided. The policy sued on was one of the two issued to Richard G. Head in Kansas City, Missouri, in favor of his minor son. It was delivered at Kansas City and the first premium paid there, as in the previous case, and the subsequent premiums were paid in New Mexico. There was borrowed upon the policy by authority of the proper probate court in New Mexico the sum of $2,270.00 under a loan agreement and pledge; there was a default and an adjustment of the policy as in the other case. The case was tried in the court of first instance with the other case, was embraced in the Supreme Court of Missouri by the *167 same opinion by which the other case was disposed of, and there thus being no distinction between the two cases, for reasons given in the other case, No. 254,

The judgment is reversed.

Reference

Full Case Name
New York Life Insurance Company v. Head
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2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Decided on authority of the preceding case.