Legal Opinion
McCaffry v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 10, 1941PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHagarty, J.
Plaintiff-administratrix, by the judgment we are reviewing, has recovered the proceeds of two identical industrial insurance policies, each in the sum of $200, issued by defendant on the life of her father, the intestate, on May 31, 1926. The applications for the policies were not annexed to the policies. The insured died on October 16, 1926.
The policies obligated the insurer “ to pay upon receipt of due proof of the death of the Insured, made in the manner, to the extent and upon the blanks required herein, and upon surrender of this Policy and evidence of premium payment hereunder, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- B.L., T. S.D. Co. v. . K.T. M.M.A. Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- O'Reilly v. . Guardian Mutual Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Rudolph v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- McCarthy v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Strang v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Solomon Fried and Ilene Fried, and New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Allen v. Superior Life Ins. Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950