Durnin v. Ætna Life Insurance

Plaintiff as beneficiary sues on an accident insurance policy. Defendant says, among other things, that prior to the accidental death of the insured the policy had been canceled in accordance with its terms. On that issue a verdict for defendant was directed at the close of the whole case. The following is a fairly complete summary of the facts in evidence:

Wadsworth & Olmstead, Managers- — that being the name and style of the firm as used in the evidence — were the general agents of the defendant. Their office was in Syracuse. They were furnished by defendant with forms of policies and of…