Tillman v. John Hancock Mut. Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Albany county court. Action by Emma Tillman against the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston, Mass. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtLandon, J.
Cora Jones was the insured. The amount of the insurance was payable upon her death to “her estate.” By the terms of the contract of insurance, she had the right “to change the beneficiary from time to time, with the consent of the company, by written notice to said company.” March 17, 1896, at Albany, N. Y., Cora Jones executed, in due form, the paper necessary on her part to change the beneficiary from “her estate’’ to Emma Tillman, this plaintiff, and delivered it to one' Coteman, a collector and solicitor for the defendant. He furnished her with the blank upon which she executed the…
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