SOUTER v. STATE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY

No. 7974.

273 F.2d 921 (1960)

Marjorie E. SOUTER, Widow, Appellant, v. STATE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Crocker, Baltimore, Md. (J. Hardin Marion, III, Baltimore, Md., on the brief), for appellant.

Robert E. Coughlan, Jr., and Biscoe L. Gray, Baltimore, Md., for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and SOPER and HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.

The ultimate question in this appeal is whether an insurance policy on the life of plaintiff's deceased husband, Robert K. Souter, ever went into force. At the conclusion of the testimony on both sides, the District Court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant insurance company, and the widow-beneficiary appeals.

On May 20, 1955, Robert K. Souter signed an application for insurance with defendant, State Mutual Life Assurance Company...

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