Pohalaski v. Mutual Life Insurance
The Superior Court of New York City
Appeal from judgment entered upon the report of a referee in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Freedman, J.
This action is brought upon a life policy, and the questions presented by the appeal may be said to relate almost exclusively to the interpretation of the permit issued under the policy and the admissibility of parol evidence to vary its language.
The policy was issued to the plaintiff directly, and by its terms, in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars and sixty cents, duly paid by the plaintiff, and of the semi-annual payment of a like amount to be made' by her during the continuance of the policy. The company insured the life of Jacob M. Pohalaski, plaintiff’s…
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- Harper v. . the Albany Mutual Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Trustees of the First Baptist Church v. Brooklyn Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Thompson v. HallNew York Supreme Court · 1866
- Auburn City Bank v. LeonardNew York Supreme Court · 1863
- Delamater v. BushNew York Supreme Court · 1872
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