Jones v. Preferred Bankers' Life Assurance Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ingham; Person, J. Assumpsit by Lucy Jones against the Preferred Bankers’ Life Assurance Company on certain insurance certificates. From' a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error. The defendant is organized under Act No. 187, Pub. Acts 1887 (3 How. Stat. § 3960c et seq.), and acts amendatory thereof.
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Error to Ingham; Person, J. Assumpsit by Lucy Jones against the Preferred Bankers’ Life Assurance Company on certain insurance certificates. From' a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error. The defendant is organized under Act No. 187, Pub. Acts 1887 (3 How. Stat. § 3960c et seq.), and acts amendatory thereof. One Owen Jones became a member of said company, January 20, 1894, receiving three certificates of insurance, for $1,000 each; his wife, the plaintiff, being the beneficiary. Under the terms of these certificates and the by-laws of the company, assessments were made quarterly,…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, C. J.
(after stating the facts). 1. It is contended by counsel for the defendant that there is no dispute on the testimony; that the policies were forfeited by the failure of Mr. Jones to pay his assessments in April; that the company had a right to refuse to reinstate him, if in their judgment he had become impaired as an insurance risk; that their action, in the absence of fraud, was final; that there was no waiver by reason of the statements made by any officer of the company; and that, therefore, the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant. This presents the principal question in…
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