The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-24
News of the Insurance World

the stockholders OF the companies. The
plaintiffs in the cages werc the A. Schii-
was out. over forty hours before reach
ing its verdict.
Strange Case in Georgia.
Life underwriters will be interested IN
the decision. growing out OF the case
OF r.. Fl. Moore, a Georgia convict, who
policy upon the life of his brother. John
Moore, The unusual phase OF the case
is that Moore has been convicted of
the murder Of his brother and is now
serving a life sentence in the Georgia
state prison. The Moore brothers were
partners in general store near Au-
was found by the roadside following
business trip in company with Jus de-
ceased brother. The evidence against +.
II. Moore was purely. circumstantial. but
he was convicted and sentenced for ire.
The contention Of the Equitable is that
the prisoner murdered his brother In or
policy
Value Of Extended Insurance.
Through tho automa tic extension
clause Contained In tho life policy Of
John, c. Gilliher, one OF the victims ,,;d OF
the Los m hpgsas rsesSo socc ron 5e raH
clcrs' Insurance company OF Hartford
Glllilcr, took out policy nine years re-
ago and four years later on account OF
adverse circumstances. discontinued the
| payment of premiums. The policy or,ii J.
narily would llavo lapscd out for the
extension provision of seven years With
out tho further payment OF premiums
Meeting Of Life Presidents.
The fourth annual meeting OF life in
surancc presidents Will Inc held in Chi
cago on Dccembcr . and 10. The man
ncr and cXtont OF the treatment Of life
| insurance n study in the colleges and
universities OF tho United states Is one
OF the subjects which will be discussed
Al the meeting. Other subjects on the
sursncc policy holders and the ncCes-
| si,y for uniform state laws.
Como to Home Oflce,
| j. T.. Francisco. state manager for tho
West Coast Life left on SATURDAY laS
for Spokane. Seattle and Portland. From
san Francisco. where he will attend
convention of company agents on October
~ and rs. On the night Of the 2sth the
officials of tho West Coast WIN give Z
| grand banquet in honor of the visiting
delegates aud field Jncp. Al this func'
ton Mr.. Francisco Is down tor. an s1,
| JregS on the subject of DUTY" He I;
accompanied on The trip by Mrs. Fran
| cisco.
Insurance Notes.
Sam r. Wccms. agency director Of the
| Capitol Life of Colorado at Dallas Tex
has been appointed state agent for the
same company in Colorado, with head
| quarters In Denver
E X. A. Misener will have charge o
| the business OF the Misaouri state Life
in Utah. California Nevada. Washington
Nevada, Montana. Oregon and Wyom
Ing,
Harry Beuucr OF san Francisco, rosi
dent special agent for the George H. Ty
son general agency, is salt Lake Vis
itur
Tho Indiana courts have decided tina
fire Insurance companies can combine
To make inspections economical and car
purchase advisory rates, but they mus
not combine 20 enforce the rates so ad
viSed.
The Penn Mutual Life announces tina
it's new life business for the frs
six months OF the present year amounts
to S6o.1tO, ,S35, a gain of over mlllloi
and a qusrter over the corresponding
period OF last year.
As a result OF the investigation OF Tho
New York insurance department OF hold
ing and promoting life insurance com,
panies, q number of the companies Whlci
had previously been operating there fold
ed their tents and have gone elsewhere.
A question that Will come before th'
United States supreme court in tic uea
future will be whether insurance is com
mercc or an instr,gncntallty OF com
uerce. Tho opinion OF former Goyerno
Hughes. WHO Is now member of tin
court will have its influence upon lIi
associates as II is generally conceded
that no other Justice has had so man!
practical opportunities to know the actua
nature or Insurance aS lie has,