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CAMMACK v. LEWIS

82 U.S. 643 (1872)

15 Wall. 643

CAMMACK v. LEWIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. T.T. Crittenden, for the appellant; Messrs. A. McCallum and T.J. Durant, contra.

Mr. Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

If the transaction as set up by Cammack be true, then, so far as he was concerned, it was a sheer wagering policy, and probably a fraud on the insurance company. To procure a policy for $3000 to cover a debt of $70 is of itself a mere wager. The disproportion between the real interest of the creditor and the amount to be received by him deprives it of all pretence to be...

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