New England Mut. Life Ins. v. Brandenburg

KNOX, District Judge.

The two actions with which the court is here concerned seek the rescission of four life insurance policies that were issued by plaintiff upon the life of Jules Pachtman. The insured died on November 1, 1946, but no letters either testamentary or of administration have been issued to a representative of the decedent’s estate.

The facts, so far as they presently appear, are these: In February of 1945, plaintiff issued its first policy to Pachtman. It was in the sum of $14,000 and the beneficiary originally named therein was Irma J. Pachtman, the wife of the insured. He,…