Rott v. Provident Life Insurance

This is an action to recover on a joint policy of life insurance upon the lives of the plaintiff, Fred G. Rott, and his wife, Lydia Rott. Lydia Rott died on November 8, 1931. The defendant claims that the policy lapsed prior to her death. The case was tried to a jury which found in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying a new trial, and urges insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict.

A joint policy was issued on the lives of Fred Rott and Lydia Rott by the defendant on September 27, 1926, for $11,700.00, on which the semi-annual…