Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Godfrey
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On final hearing on bill, answers, and answer in the nature of a cross-bill.
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, Y. C.
The bill is one of interpleader and alleges that on April 5th, 1897, the complainant, by its certain policy in writing, insured the life of Abbie Hovis, of Camden, in. the sum of $285, which policy provided that the sum named should become payable upto the executors, administrators or assigns of the person insured, unless settlement should be made under the provisions of article 2 thereof within twenty-four hours after acceptance at the complainant’s home office in Newark of satisfactory proof of the death of the insured during the continuance of the policy; that in the second…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lewis v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
3Cited by11 opinions
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. RitcheyIndiana Supreme Court · 1918
- Marzulli v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1910
- French v. LanhamCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. DunneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1931
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. CafieroNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1939
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