Hurley v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtEdgcomb, J.
On April 6, 1932, the defendant, at the behest of the plaintiff, issued a policy of insurance upon the life of Beatrice Hurley, daughter of the plaintiff. The insured died on July 8, 1933, and this action was brought by the mother, the named beneficiary, to recover the amount of the insurance.
By its terms the policy was not to take effect unless upon its date the insured was in sound health. It was also provided that the contract of insurance should be void if the insured had attended any hospital, or had been cared for by a physician for any serious illness within two years prior to its…
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