Albert v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

The plaintiff seeks to recover the amount of an insurance policy issued by the defendant upon the life of the plaintiff's son, R. Claude Albert. The policy was issued June 1, 1927. Since September 2, 1932, the insured has been absent and unheard from, and the plaintiff claims to have established a basis for a presumption of the death of the insured, arising from seven years' unexplained absence.

The following are the facts established. The insured was 23 years old and in good health. His schooling extended through two years of high school. He owed no bills and had no financial difficulties. He…