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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1932 | John C. McLain v. American Glanzstoff Corporation & John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company | Carter | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Plaintiff received life insurance policy from John Hancock via his employer, American Glanzstoff. Policy provided for payout if policy holder became disabled before age 60. Plaintiff claimed total disability, but defendants refused to pay. American Glanzstoff was subsidiary of the Austrian company Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken AG. The company produced synthetic silk (rayon). "Glanzstoff" can be roughly translated as "shiny/shimmery stuff." |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1417 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Robert Louis Mauk et al. v. Aetna Life Insurance | Carter | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Robert Louis & Doris Jane Mauk, both infants and children of George H. Mauk, deceased. Mrs. Mary C. Mauk, widow of George H. Mauk is sued plaintiffs on behalf of her children over a dispute with her husbands life insurance policy of $2000 which was not paid to them on the death of her husband. 2 folders. Exhibits include life insurance policy and agents report, proof of death. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1438 | 296 | Order A Copy |