Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-13
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Cases of Interest to People of Nor
folk.
burru's Against the National Life a.-
sociation OF Hnrtfordi- Decision O.
Law aud Chaucery Court Affirmed
Cannon Bond Case.
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preme Court of Appeals handed down
great many opinions to-day, many OF
them being cases of great import
ance. The most interesting, if not the
most important. is one which holds
that very we'll known business man
of Norfolk defrauded an Insurance COM
pany by making false answers to Ques-
tons put him by the agent of the COM
pany when he was examined for in
surance. Following is the style of the
case and the substance as set forth in
the opinion:
BurrusS vs. National Life Association
OF Hartford. Conn. from the Court of
Law and Chancery of Norfolk: opin-
ION by Judge Harrison.
The appellee by it's plea puts in issue
inc bona iides OF the contract OF in
surance by alleging that the answers
made by the appellant to the agent Of
the company when asked certain ma
teriai questions. were absolutely false
ana untrue: that they were made for
the purpose OF misleading. dcccivinc
ana deirauding the insurance company.
ana did so deceive. mislcad ana defraud
II. me court says this plea is abund-
antly sustained. The policy III question
was issued for the benefit Of a creditor
of the insured and 1t was contended
L,. "a, - ~ ~ Wis not iItecte!
pany knew the statements were false.
ana that the company is. therefore,
estopped TO rely ON the same rs avoid
ing the policy. The court holds such
M, MS not brought home to
.ne aEeht. Inc agent applied TO the
ot"eiS'ary' ana suggested that rs Bur
russ was indebted to him, he Uhc
beneficiary should have his Burruss)
NE insurance. The beneficiary rcpiied
80 we hcalth OF BuirusS was so bad
, no COMPANY would accept risk on his
no difference, his company accepted
Risks declined by other companies.
me court holds that this reply was
stood by the insured to ,ncon ,,,s,, -,
company took first and second class
RISKS. the premium being reuulotcd ny
the class to which the Insured bclonred
The insured answered his medical ~
animation in such a way thar no ,,.s
accepted as II iirst-class risk Tho noIirv
issued. received by the bencticiarv ana
the premium paid. the beneficiary know
ing the amount wns thar ro,,,i,.o1 -,
Il first class risk. rho conr, hnii,s ~.
the statement maj, h,, H. ,' "o''i, '.'"'
To the agent rrmnriint, ~ IN 49,
Of the insured a,d ~ - HS"Ith
other comnauies did M, as;,f,,.1, ~
fact Thar tbosn Tin, 'l.sn me
could only n,t ~, -. W-.e rue out
The optninn .n,... - " rs Sulrd.
contender ,b,,,S N'"ii "rdly DE
our mis- nol;r,. a.. =, '''Sui-I mo taken
his estate COMA ronn,,, NJ thhf
Of tho ,rrocc T,.,,,', -, 1. 81 me lace
pernetrotcd hv 80 H'Ne pecn
There il no,hinr -, III ploN"rihs IT.
of tho 90 ~ Wy circumstances
any ho,ta,. ti $500 me nrhenclary in
of tbo Nnr,i,,. s'l'on me Jndgment
VI 'nv Nortolk court Is affirmed
r,I II - CANNON BOND CASE.
nm casa nj ',',cu tnc notorious Can
Tnrroi,. T. ~ N"I oratioh Court OF
brief dicns, sou fo'ioW'hs Is n
~ ulSrSt'
From I,"p ,ho et Ca a., VS.. the Commonwealth.
mn, o,,niS, r,"' 1'i,h court OF Nor
ver % '''''''"" oy Judge Cardwell. Re
.Iosnnh p Cannon, ,
consnirin.r =, ,,,; VIZ convicted ~
Young Wiz rie w., ',. ,se on.racter OF MS
wear i'm all an, g., SV''e"ceu TO one
81 900. lie wos aln'i,,ndS me 3i
ing an nnnsol III fa,, ~ pdli pend
non hnra,", i,, i''s ,atner, Joseph Can
81. 600. Young Cann"n tS.f ~ ne sum Oh
and is sill a r,,riii $50 C.1cu ms nohu
Judgment was rnicrch oi; justice.
Cannon for Inc nmomrt -, ~ me cider
Young Cannon orfernd y ~ p"t'u-
fancy. and his f,tbc,. 49, "i IN
An appeal WIS taiscn a., - III par.
Court revcrses thr 49,. '''v ~ enc
so that the reCorujzoncc do,, 49, -, -
that its condition Is Tho ncrrn,,, s',"''
of an act for which an obli~a,in,' ,,,,,
he properly taken. and is eiie'r, an
any charge of criminal offcme. - M -
opinion says: The condition COMA Wy.
have been drown i'm more ronaraI ~. ,,.
indefinite terms. and canno, he -,
strued so as to give il any d,ont.
meaning or to show what tho Co..,
was attempting 10 oblice tho roc,,is''i.,
to do
Another interesting case decided v.os
Morva oud;,i,, :" u y" rs