Zeldman v. Mutual Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
Plaintiff, as beneficiary, sues on a life insurance policy issued by defendant on the life of her late husband, Nathan Zeldman. Originally, and on December 2, 1940, a five-year-term policy had been issued by defendant which granted the insured the right to convert the policy into a twenty-paymenf plan within a fixed period. During his lifetime the insured availed himself of this right and applied for conversion on December 17, 1941. The new policy was then delivered and the first premium paid on it. The insured died on July 13,1942.
The trial court ruled, as a matter of law, that the proof…
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