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Gabl v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Feb 13, 1946
328 Ill. App. 128 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)

Opinion

Gen. No. 43,182. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed February 13, 1946 Released for publication March 8, 1946

INSURANCE, § 172when testimony preponderated in favor, of mental competency of insured as to change of beneficiary. Where complaint alleged that insured was of unsound mind when he changed name of beneficiary from plaintiff to his daughter, and it appeared that plaintiff introduced testimony of four witnesses as to mental competency of insured, whereas fourteen witnesses, including doctors and fellow employees of insured, testified for defendant that insured was of sound mind, held that testimony clearly preponderated in favor of defendant and order dismissing complaint was proper.

See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. JOSEPH A. GRABER, Judge, presiding.

Affirmed. Heard in the third division, first district, this court at the October term, 1944.

John P. Carey, for appellant;

Mayer, Meyer, Austrian Platt, for appellee;

Miles G. Seeley, of counsel.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed February 13, 1946; released for publication March 8, 1946.


Summaries of

Gabl v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Feb 13, 1946
328 Ill. App. 128 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)
Case details for

Gabl v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

Case Details

Full title:Hattie Gabl, Appellant, v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Feb 13, 1946

Citations

328 Ill. App. 128 (Ill. App. Ct. 1946)
65 N.E.2d 240