Legal Opinion

Kear v. Prudential Insurance of America

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 26, 1955Published

1Opinion of the CourtMatthew M. Levy, J.

The plaintiffs and the defendant submit this joint application for judgment, pursuant to section 476 of the Civil Practice Act and to rule 112 of the Rules of Civil Practice upon the pleadings, admissions and stipulated facts and exhibits.

The action is upon a policy of life insurance issued January 16, 1942, by the defendant to the assured. In addition to providing that, in the event of default (on the due date and after the grace period) in payment of premium, “ the insurance under this policy shall cease ’ ’, the contract contained the following clause: ‘ ‘ Reinstatement. — * * * This…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McCormack v. Security Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
  2. Axelroad v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
  3. New York Life Insurance v. RosenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
  4. New York Life Insurance Company v. RosenNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  5. Duke v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1937

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