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Arizona Republican
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
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London court rules insurance company must pay $10,000 on James Maybrick's policy to his wife, convicted of poisoning him, but she cannot benefit; sets global precedent for life insurance law.
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The Policy of Mrs. Maybrick's Husband Must be Paid.
LONDON, Dec. 11.—The judges of the court of appeal today held that the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association was liable for the amount of $10,000 on the life insurance policy effected by the late James Maybrick in favor of his wife, the American woman now in prison under the sentence, after having been found guilty of causing his death by administering poison to him, "provided that the wife does not benefit by the payment."
This decision has been awaited with great interest by every insurance company throughout the world, and it establishes a precedent in the law affecting life insurance.
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London
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Dec. 11.
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the court held the mutual reserve fund life association liable for $10,000 on the life insurance policy, provided that the wife does not benefit by the payment.
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The judges of the court of appeal held that the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association was liable for $10,000 on the life insurance policy effected by James Maybrick in favor of his wife, who is in prison after being found guilty of causing his death by administering poison.