The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-25
IEPOETANT DECISION
Ene supreme Court Makes al Lnportsnt
INSURANCE Decision-Fight ASains. Sill
yer Meat Exports.

The Supreme Court Make. an rnror4.,x
Insurance Decision-Fight ASa,ns. Sill
yer Meat Exports.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The SUPREME
Court OF the United States rendered 4 {.
ION I'D the insurance ease of Emile Moular.
plaintiff in errcr, against the American Life
insurance Company, in error TO the Circuit
court OF the United States for the Eastern
District OF PENNSYLVANIA. This was 2 suit
Jpon a policy Of life insurance. which con-
ained a part OF the contract the s~tipuia-
Ron that If the representations and an
swers made TO the company in the applica-
sion for a policy should be found untrue in
any respect. tie policy should be null and
sold." When the insurance was obtained
The assured was asked among other CUES
Hons whether he had ever had asthma,
scrofula or consumption. His answer was
40. In the trial OF the case in the court be-
low There was evidence to show that de-
ceased iiad had these diseases in an in
clp!ent form prI0r 10 the application for in
Surance. hut there was also evidence coiuv
70 show that he was entirely unaware of il
HE court INSTRUCTED the Jury that il mace
no difference whether tie assured WAS
DWARF OF II or not. II aS a matter Of fact
he had lad thO>e diseases. His answers TO
the company. although made honestly and
IN good faith, Were hone the less untrue and
the company was nnJ bound bv the policy.
This ruling j. here assigned for error. THIS
court holds: FIrSt-TLat what the coyunapy
required Of the assured and what the latter
agreed To as z condition precedent was that
De should MAKE full and honest answers 10
all questions without evasion. fraud or con
"eaiment- SecOud-That the fact that he
had had certain diseases and said he had not
Rad them did not necessarily inyalidate the
policy when there WAS evidence Ia show
thai the diseases We're so latent that the
assured was not conscious Of them. Third
THAT IL was al erroneous construction o.
;he contract 10 hold. As the court below did.
that the company was relieved from liability
81 II appeared that the assured had been IN
fact aihf"Ad with the diseases mentioned.
Tie jury SHOULD have been instructed thai
plaintiff was not precluded from recovery on
the policy unless il appeared that he knew
or had Reason ~ believe III the time Of his
application that he was or had been so AZ
fiictel. The judgmen; of the court below
Is therefore reversed with direction TO set
aside the verdict.
STRUGGLING AGAINST SILVER.
y meeting Of representatives OF various
Boards Of Trade 90 the countrv was held z.
Wizards Hotel To urge upon Congress the
policy OF a diScoutiHuance for two wears. q:
least, of the coinage OF the silver dollar.
Delegates We're present from the CONNER
cial bodies of Portland, Providence. New
Haven. New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Cincinnati. Chicago. -. Louis and Mime
aTolis. Martin Cole, of y. Louis. pre-
sided. and II. Z. Boydeu. Of Cincinnati. was
S..g-.-r-r EA-.2rrFppE ayprnHfn.r tho ,nIie--
Of Gi>contiuuinE silver coinage were
read from the Boards OF Trade
Of Mobile. New Orleans, Detroit.
Louisville. Milwaukee. Buffalo. Memphis.
Paterson. Cleveland and the Charleston and
New York Stock. Cattle and Produce EX-
changes. IN every case with but one eycep
tinn the resolutions were reported as haying
been adopted unanimously. \ letter was
read from Mr.. IIalsjcad. OF Cincinnati.
strongly urging cessation for the present OF
silver coinage. \ memorial signed by 2.600
citizens % New York was read iayoring the
same policy. Brief addresses were made by
a number of gentlemen present, setting
forth that the thoughtful business men OF
the country are viewing with alarm the pres
ent and prospective effects "f silver coinage.
and that a very decided change in the q
lar sentiment on silver coinage is takinC
place in various localities OF the West and
South.
TIE NATIONAL NEAT REPORT
Values OF exports Of domestic cattle, hogs
and bee. pork and dairy products for March.
1884. - Go O5: same month in 1883. SO.
s34.325: three months ended March 81. 1884,
S2I.651.3s2: against S3I.2O5. 100 the CORES
ponding period last yeaT. Beef and pork
products for the FIVE months endinC Maph
81. lSe4. S&s.42LOOO, against 5S.G4S.9 800 for
the same time in 1883. Dairy products fOi
the eleven months ended March 81. 1854,
.2O4.0 43, against 1902 72 for the cor
Responding month Of IsS3.