Ronald v. Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme-Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order tnade ¡November 12,1889, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Circuit. This was an action upon a certificate of insurance issued by defendant upon the life of George Ronald, deceased. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme-Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order tnade ¡November 12,1889, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Circuit. This was an action upon a certificate of insurance issued by defendant upon the life of George Ronald, deceased. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The defendant couhl waive the forfeiture of Ronald’s policy. (Titus v. G. F. Ins, Co., 81 N. Y. 419;Roby v. Ins. Co., 120 id. 510; Johnson v. S. M. L. Ins. Co., 79 Ky. 404; A. M.…
1Opinion of the CourtLandon, J.
The plaintiff was the wife of George Ronald, and the beneficiary named in the certificate or policy of insurance upon his life in the sum of $5,000, issued to him by the defendant August 23,1883. She seeks to recover that sum in this action. The defense is that the policy was forfeited by the non-payment of ten dollars, annual dues, which by the terms of the policy became due August 21, 1884. The plaintiff claims that this cause of forfeiture was waived by the defendant, and the question presented upon this appeal is whether the facts hereinafter stated constituted such waiver, or were…
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