McElroy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Cass county: Paul Jessen, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Calkins, C.
This was an action upon a policy of life insurance issued by the defendant upon the life of one Julia Me-*867Elroy, in which policy the plaintiff was named as beneficiary. The defense was that the policy had been forfeited for non-payment of a semiannual premium which fell due December 28, 1906, and remained unpaid at the time of the death of the assured, which took place February 27, 1907. There was a trial to a jury, upon which the court directed a verdict for the defendant, and from a judgment entered thereon the plaintiff appeals.
1. It is conceded that, if the contract is to be…
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