Legal Opinion
B.L., T. S.D. Co. v. . K.T. M.M.A. Assn.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 1891PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By the terms of the certificate of membership the defendant obligated itself to pay to the heirs or legal representatives of the assured the sum payable on the policy "within sixty days after due notice and satisfactory proof of the death (during the continuation of the contract) of the said John Roberts." There is no requirement that the cause of death shall be communicated to the association by a claimant, nor under the policy could this be exacted. The beneficiary of the policy performed his entire legal obligation under the contract when he gave the association due notice of the death of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Insurance Co. v. RodelSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Bank of the United States v. RITCHIESupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Goldschmidt v. . Mutual Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
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