Krebs v. Philadelphia Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 13, Jan. T., 1915, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1914, No. 2511, for plaintiff for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of William G. Krebs and John F. Krebs v. Philadelphia Life Insurance Company. Assumpsit on policy of life insurance. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. The court below made absolute plaintiff’s rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense.
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Appeal, No. 13, Jan. T., 1915, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Philadelphia Co., Sept. T., 1914, No. 2511, for plaintiff for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of William G. Krebs and John F. Krebs v. Philadelphia Life Insurance Company. Assumpsit on policy of life insurance. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. The court below made absolute plaintiff’s rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Error assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff for want of sufficient affidavit of defense.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
The policy of insurance on which this action was brought was issued upon the application of plaintiffs’ father, bearing date July 19, 1913. The policy is dated October 1, 1913, but contains on the top of the third page, written in ink and signed by the secretary of defendant company, the following memorandum: “In consideration of the payment of nine and 76-100 dollars in advance the amount insured by this policy will be carried as term insurance from August 1, 1913, to October 1, 1913. At the request of the insured the premiums hereon are changed to quarterly…
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