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NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. CRAVENS

No. 262.

178 U.S. 389 (1900)

20 S.Ct. 962

44 L.Ed. 1116

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. CRAVENS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 28, 1900.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frederick N. Judson for plaintiff in error. Mr. George W. Hubbell was on his brief.

Mr. William B.C. Brown for defendant in error. Mr. J.V.C. Carnes and Mr. James H. Cravens were on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE McKENNA after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff in error presents its contentions in many forms, but they are all reducible to one, to wit, that the statute of Missouri has been decided to supersede the terms of the policy, and to be the rule and measure of the rights and obligations of the parties, notwithstanding the application for the policy declares "that the entire contract...

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