McCrory v. Scranton Life Insurance

Baldrige, J.,

Opinion by

This action in assumpsit is founded upon an insurance policy issued'by the defendant on the life of Charles B. McCrory, naming the plaintiff, his wife, as beneficiary. The policy provided upon the death of the insured for monthly payments of $48.80 to the beneficiary for a period of 120 months. The trial resulted in a verdict of $356.72, the total amount of the payments which had accrued at the time of the trial.

The defense to plaintiff’s claim was (1) that the insured was not in sound health at the time of his examination by the defendant’s medical examiner; and (2)…