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Supreme Lodge v. Meyer, 198 U.S. 508 (1905)
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Supreme Lodge v. Meyer, 198 U.S. 508 (1905)
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Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias v. Meyer No. 234 Argued April 28, 1905 Decided May 29, 1905 198 U.S. 508
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Syllabus
A certificate of insurance on the life of a member residing in New York in a mutual association was executed by the officers in Illinois; it provided that it should first take effect as a binding obligation when accepted by the member, and the member accepted it in New York. It contained a provision that it was to be null and void in case of suicide of insured, and also one waiving all right to prevent physicians from testifying as to knowledge derived professionally. After the insured died of suicide and claimed that §§ 834, 836, N.Y.Code Civil Procedure, under which the court excluded testimony of physicians in regard to condition of deceased, were inapplicable because the policy was an Illinois contract and also because, in view of the waiver in the certificate, their enforcement impaired the obligation of the contract. Held that:
The general rule is that all matters respecting the remedy and the admissibility of evidence depend upon the law of the state where the suit is brought.
Under the circumstances of this case, the contract was a New York contract, and not an llinois contract.
As §§ 834, 836, of the N.Y.Code of Civil Procedure were enacted prior to the execution of the contract involved, they could not impair its obligation.
In cases of this nature, this Court accepts the construction given by the courts of the state to its statutes, and even if, under § 709, Rev.Stat., this Court could review all questions presented by the record, the judgment should be affirmed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Supreme Lodge v. Meyer, 198 U.S. 508 (1905) in 198 U.S. 508 198 U.S. 509–198 U.S. 515. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WGG5H4EWX8PSHWX.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Supreme Lodge v. Meyer, 198 U.S. 508 (1905), in 198 U.S. 508, pp. 198 U.S. 509–198 U.S. 515. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WGG5H4EWX8PSHWX.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Supreme Lodge v. Meyer, 198 U.S. 508 (1905). cited in 1905, 198 U.S. 508, pp.198 U.S. 509–198 U.S. 515. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WGG5H4EWX8PSHWX.
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