McNally v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 91, Jan. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1900, .No. 107, reversing judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 578, on case stated in suit of Kate McNally v. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Appeal from the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 91, Jan. T., 1901, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1900, .No. 107, reversing judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1899, No. 578, on case stated in suit of Kate McNally v. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Appeal from the Superior Court. Orlady, J., stated the facts to be as follows : On July 14, 1887, Mary R. Snee made a signed application to the defendant company for $500 insurance on her life, which was accepted by an indorsement thereon, and a policy without date was issued and delivered to her. On July 28, 1899, she died intestate and…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
We are not convinced that the Superior Court erred in reversing the judgment entered in the court of common pleas and in entering a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the suit. The provisions in the policy of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company differ materially from some of the provisions in the policies of the Prudential Insurance Company. It cannot fairly be said, therefore, that they are alike in their terms and conditions. In the policy in suit the present plaintiff was named as the beneficiary, and there is no sufficient cause shown for denying to her *484the gift she was…
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