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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1895 | Ceney Patterson v. The Sun Life Insurance Company of America | Davidson | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Ceney Patterson sued and claimed she had taken out a life insurance policy on her brother Eddie Patterson, with her as the beneficiary. Eddie passed away in January, 1895. Sun Life claimed that the policy applications was never completed, so they denied the claim. They also claimed that the plaintiff did not represent correctly how sick Eddie was at the time application was made for the policy. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1095 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | Mary F. Wene, in error v. National Union, in error | Davidson | Insurance Claims and Policies |
The plaintiff in error, Mary Wene, sued the defendant in error, National Union, for failure to pay on her deceased husband's, Samuel M. Wene, $5000 life insurance policy, which he purchased with the National Union before his death. The defendant in error claimed the contract was voided because Samuel Wene committed suicide. Mary Wene claimed that the suicide "should be considered as much an accident "as if the act had been unconsciously done by another." |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1057 | 39 | Order A Copy |