Sirgany v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Stabler.

On June 25, 1929, the defendant company insured the life of one Rosa Sarkis, a resident of the City of Charleston, in the sum of $5,000.00, to be paid at her death to her son-in-law, Najeeb Sirgany, trustee, for the uses and purposes stated in the policy. On June 28, a few days after the first policy was issued, Mrs. Sarkis made application for additional insurance, and on July 3 the defendant issued to her, without further medical examination, a second policy of $5,000.00, in which Sirgany was designated as beneficiary. The first…