Wells v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by tbe defendant, The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Oswego on the 17th day of April, 1896, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 7th day of May, 1896, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $377.10.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, J.:
This action was brought upon a policy of life insurance for $360, issued upon the 27th day of November, 1893, by thé defendant to the plaintiff upon the life of her brother, one Martin Mahaney, who died on the 22d day of May, 1895.
Shortly after the death of the brother two agents of the defendant, one of whom was its assistant superintendent, called upon the plaintiff and prepared the proper proofs of death, which were duly signed by the plaintiff and delivered by her to the agents, who immediately forwarded the same to the company.
After waiting a'reasonable length of time for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wood v. . American Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Bernard v. United Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Mead v. American Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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- Anderson v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1973
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