Puccia v. Farmers Traders Life Insurance

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered November 13,1978 in St. Lawrence County, upon a verdict rendered at a Trial Term, in favor of defendant. Upon application of the decedent, Larry L. Puccia, the Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Company (Farmers) issued a life insurance policy in 1974 in the amount of $15,000. Thereafter, specifically on November 14, 1975, Mr. Puccia died. Farmers refused payment and decedent’s wife,* sole beneficiary under the terms of the policy, commenced an action which resulted in the judgment herein appealed. Farmers’ answer raised the aflirmative…