Newman v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

The plaintiff, now Yera Newman, was formerly the wife of Joplin W. Moad, she having married Newman subsequent to the death of Moad. The petition in this case is based on a policy of life insurance issued by the defendant for $2000, and plaintiff asserts in the petition that the policy was in full force at the death of her former husband, and that the defendant has refused to pay. The answer of the defendant admits the issuance of the policy as of September 5, 1911, for $2000, and pleads that in August, 1914, the assured borrowed the sum of $80. Further answering the defendant alleges that the…