Rey v. Equitable Life Assurance Society
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, from a judgment of - the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered- in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the loth day of April, 1896, upon the verdict of a jury, and .also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 14th day of April, 1896, denying the defendant's motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
In the latter part of December, 1893, John A. Will, the husband of the plaintiff, made an application to an agent of the defendant for a policy of insurance for $5,000 on his life. He was examined on the thirty-first .day of December by Dr. Foster, who was employed by the defendant’s agent as medical examiner, and a policy was written by the defendant, dated on the 6th day of January, 1894. Mr. Will died in March, 1894, and after proofs of loss had been made *195as required by the policy, and the defendant had refused to pay, this action was brought to recover the amount which was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Becker v. . KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
3Cited by8 opinions
- Maher v. BenedictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Reliance Life Insurance v. Gulley's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Fanger v. CasparyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Boecher v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Powers v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.