Howe v. Hagan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Caroline' S. Hagan, individually, and' as administratrix, etc., of Peter M. Sillcock, deceased, and others,from a judgment; of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Hew York on the’ 17th day of January, 1905, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Hew York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
Petér M. Sillcock died leaving three policies of insurance upon his life’, aggregating $15,000, issued by the. Equitable: Life Assurance Society of the United States. Prior to .his death he had *393pledged them, to the Equitable Trust Company as collateral security for a loan of $2,400.
Upon his death the plaintiff, claiming to be the owner of such policies, brought an action against the insurance company to recover their amount. . The defendants also made claim on such policies individually, and "the defendant Hagan, as administratrix of the deceased, and the insurance company was…
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