Bentley v. Owego Mut. Ben. Ass'n
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Chemung county. Action on a life insurance policy by William H. Bentley against the Owego Mutual Benefit Association. Plaintiff was nonsuited, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
If the appellant was improperly nonsuited, the judgment herein should be reversed. Therefore, the important question in this case is not whether the court committed some error in the admission or rejection of evidence, but whether it erred in granting the defendant’s motion for a non-suit. This action was upon a $5,000 certificate of membership in the defendant company, which was in the nature of a life insurance policy. It was issued by the defendant on the life of D'-finda Dillmore. Thedefendant thereby agreed, upon satisfactory proof of her death, to make one assessment on each surviving…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Rowley v. . the Empire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Grattan v. . Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Plumb v. . Cattaraugus Co. Mutual Insurance Company.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Maher v. . Hibernia Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Miller v. . Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Bernard v. United Life InsuranceNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
- Bushaw v. Women's Mutual InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1889