Petaccio v. New York Life Insurance

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

By stipulation of counsel the name of the plaintiff in this action of assumpsit was amended, before trial, to read “Dominick Petaccio.” It was brought to recover $15,148.17 as the proceeds of two contracts of life insurance which plaintiff alleged the defendant company had issued in 1928 to his father, John Petaccio, and in which plaintiff was named as the beneficiary.

The issuing of the policies described in the statement of claim (full copies of which were attached), the death of John Petaccio on July 14, 1933, and his relationship to plaintiff, were admitted by the…