Hemhauser v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

This is a bill by complainant to compel defendant insurance company to issue a policy of industrial insurance to her deceased brother. She seeks the performance of the alleged agreement and the payment to her of an amount which she claims is due by reason of the death of her brother. The facts are these:

A certain Mr. Weiss is a collecting and soliciting agent of the defendant company. His work is that of collecting premiums and soliciting applications for industrial insurance. Prior to June 3d 1929, he had been collecting premiums from the complainant. Complainant testified that she knew him…