Monaghan v. Prudential Insurance

Opinion by

Tbexleb., J.,

This is an action of assumpsit brought by James Monaghan, the beneficiary, of a joint insurance policy for $1,000, dated May 20, 1920, on the lives of Patrick Parks and James Monaghan, payable to the survivor. There was proof that the policy was delivered to the insured at 6:00 P. M. on the evening of May 29th and that he was taken suddenly ill about 8:45 P. M. of the same day and died at 8:00 A. M. the next morning. The jury was warranted in bringing in a verdict for plaintiff.

The defendant, however, takes the position that the plaintiff should not have been allowed to…