Bovia v. Patriot Life Insurance
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Lours G. Bruhít, J.
This is a motion on behalf of the defendant for summary judgment dismissing the complaint of the plaintiff herein.
The action is one in which the plaintiff, as surviving widow of the decedent, seeks to recover the proceeds (including double indemnity for accidental death), of a life insurance policy which had been applied for but had not been issued.
However, it appears that on January 9,1960, five days before his death, the defendant had delivered to the decedent its binding receipt No. FP 873 following the payment by the decedent of a quarterly premium of $24.11.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sommer v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Giuliani v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Stone v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Ranellucci v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceAlbany City Court · 1951