Meckert v. Prudential Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kays, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Essex County Circuit Court.

The facts in the case are that The Prudential Insurance Company issued a policy of insurance on the life of one Hugo Boeddinghaus for the sum of $1,000. The beneficiary was his wife, Mathilda Boeddinghaus. The insured disappeared from his residence in West Hew York in the month of October, 1924. He had not been seen or heard from since his disappearance. Inquiry was made as to his whereabouts and he could not be found. Premiums on the policy in the meantime had been…