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Francisca Eguaras Vs. Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. 033 Phil 263

FRANCISCA EGUARAS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., and WEST G. SMITH, defendants. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., appellant.

G.R. No. 10436 | 1916-01-24

D E C I S I O N


TORRES, J.:

This is an appeal filed through bill of exceptions by the counsel for the defendant, the Great Eastern Life Assurance Company, Ltd., from the judgment of September 14, 1914, whereby the Court of First Instance of Laguna sentenced it to pay to the plaintiff the sum of P5,000, the value of the insurance policy in question, with legal interest from April 15, 1913, the date when the complaint was filed, and the costs. W. G. Smith was absolved from the complaint, and the claim for damages dismissed, as they were not proven.

On April 14, 1913, counsel for Francisca Eguaras filed a written complaint in the said...