Jew Fun Him v. Occidental Life Insurance

The complaint herein alleges that on June 25, 1942, Clinton Chow, plaintiff’s son, applied to defendant company for an endowment life policy which was issued on July 6, 1942. According to the appellant’s brief, the insurer therein “agreed, if the insured should die before the end of said Endowment Period (at age 50), to pay $3,000 to plaintiff; that Clinton died on November 1, 1945”; that defendant refused to pay any sum whatever except $450.64 to be paid upon the execution by plaintiff of a full release of all liability, and that no part of the $3,000 has been paid. Neither the original…