Karp v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

On December 19, 1932, Louis Karp applied for insurance on Ms life in the defendant company. A policy for $2,000 was issued pursuant thereto on December 28, 1932, and sent to M. Ohesley Moran, defendant’s agent at Detroit, for delivery. The first premium payable thereon was $34.26. Karp died on January 16, 1933. This action is brought by the plaintiff, the beneficiary named in the policy, to recover the amount thereof. It was tried before the court without a jury and resulted in a judgment for the defendant, based upon a finding that there had been no delivery of the policy. The plaintiff has…