Gallagher v. New England Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Boston

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Oliphant, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Appellate Division, which affirmed a judgment of the Essex County Court, Law Division, granting the defendant-respondent rescission of two life insurance policies. On application we granted certification because there are important questions of law involved which should be settled by this court. R. R. 1:10-2(d).

The appellant sued to recover the proceeds of two term policies of life insurance aggregating $50,000 issued on the life of the decedent, Deegan, father of the infant…