JOHNSON v. JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

No. 3178.

52 F.2d 829 (1931)

JOHNSON v. JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

October 12, 1931.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Busbee and John F. Williams, both of Aiken, S. C. (Williams, Croft & Busbee, of Aiken, S. C., on the brief), for appellant.

Herbert E. Gyles and P. F. Henderson, both of Aiken, S. C. (Julius C. Smith and Brooks, Parker, Smith & Wharton, all of Greensboro, N. C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER and SOPER, Circuit Judges, and CHESNUT, District Judge.


SOPER, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company is liable under the double indemnity clause of a life insurance policy issued on the life of Charles L. Johnson and payable to Laura H. Johnson, his wife, as beneficiary. The double indemnity clause is as follows: "The company will pay the beneficiary in full settlement of all claims hereunder double the face amount of this policy, if during the premium paying...

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