Watson v. Mutual Life Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; Wm. T. Cunningham, Judge. Action by Mrs. A. W. Watson'against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Defendant is sued upon a 20-year payment policy of life insurance for ?10,000 issued by it in 1890 to Lamy Chopin. The assured defaulted in the payment of the premium due April 5, 1896, and thereafter neither paid any premium nor surrendered thé policy. The beneficiary died August 27, 1892, and the assured died April 11, 1910. This suit was brought by their daughter and heir November 12, 1913. She alleges that demands have been made upon defendant “for the payment of amount due,” and prays that *740she have judgment for $3,000, with interest from April 11, 1910,…
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