Pavia v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co.

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal from the refusal of the court below to grant the plaintiff’s motions for judgment n.o.v. and a new trial after a verdict in her favor in the amount of $846.50 in an action in assumpsit brought against the defendant insurance company on a life insurance policy in which plaintiff was named beneficiary.

■ The beneficiary sued to recover $15,000, the face amount of the policy issued on her late husband’s life, but received a verdict for only the amount of the premiums paid to the insurance company, and interest thereon. As the insurance company admitted…