Holman v. Continental Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action -upon a policy of life insurance; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County, and reserved, on the plaintiff’s demurrer to the defendant’s answer, for the advice of this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
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Action -upon a policy of life insurance; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County, and reserved, on the plaintiff’s demurrer to the defendant’s answer, for the advice of this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion. By the payment of two annual premiums, the plaintiff purchased a “ paid-up ” policy, non-forfeiting in its terms, and the following endorsement was made on the original policy: “ This policy having lapsed after two annual payments, is hereby recognized as binding upon the company for two tenths, or two hundred dollars, subject to the terms and conditions…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The complaint in this case seeks to recover the amount due under a so-called “ paid-up ” policy of insurance on the life of William W. Holman, for the benefit of his wife. The demurrer to the defendant’s answer raises the question whether the defense therein set forth is sufficient in law to prevent a recovery by the plaintiff, and this depends entirely upon the contract of the parties. By the terms of the contract as originally made the defendant was to receive an annual premium of one hundred and eight dollars and seventy-two cents during the continuance of the policy for the term of ten…
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- Hull v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876
- Symonds v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- Ohde v. Northwestern Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Patch v. Phoenix Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1872
- Alabama Gold Life Insurance v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
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- Ferguson v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Commonwealth Life Insurance v. StanleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934