Clements v. Connecticut Indemnity Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Cattaraugus county. Action by John Clements against the Connecticut Indemnity Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and from the judgment •and an order denying a new trial defendant appeals. Reversed. The defendant is a life insurance company organized under the laws of the state of Connecticut, and doing business in this state.
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Appeal from trial term, Cattaraugus county. Action by John Clements against the Connecticut Indemnity Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and from the judgment •and an order denying a new trial defendant appeals. Reversed. The defendant is a life insurance company organized under the laws of the state of Connecticut, and doing business in this state. On the 19th day of June, 1895, one James Clements applied to one of the defendant’s agents by the name of McGeorge for an insurance upon his life in the sum of $3,000, and demanded what was known as “The Ideal Natural Premium Policy.…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The facts above narrated, as to which there is little -or no dispute, form a curious chapter of life insurance, and they tend to explain in some measure why it is that the time and attention of the courts are so constantly occupied in efforts to determine intricate and perplexing controversies arising between insurance companies .and their patrons. Were these the controlling facts of the case under •consideration, they would doubtless call for an examination of some quite novel and interesting legal questions, but they are referred to by reason of their historical significance more than…
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- Dwight v. . Germania Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Foot v. Ætna Life Insurance Co. of HartfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Cushman v. United States Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Story v. United Life & Accident InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Hanna v. Mutual Life Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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