McCarthy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, by the administrator of the estate of Ellen McCarthy, upon a policy of insurance for $500, issued by the defendant to her upon her life. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Fessenden, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff; and the defendant alleged exceptions. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLathrop, J.
The defendant in this case, after an application in writing made by Ellen McCarthy, issued to her a policy of insurance upon her life, in which it agreed to pay to the person or persons designated in the fifth condition of the policy, upon receipt of proofs satisfactory to said company of the death of the insured, a certain amount of money. The fifth condition reads as follows: “ The production by the company of this policy, and of a receipt for the sum assured, signed by any person furnishing proof satisfactory to the company that he or she is an executor or administrator, husband or wife,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Campbell v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Rindge v. New England Mutual Aid SocietyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Dean v. American Legion of HonorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Flynn v. North American Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Bailey v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Lewis v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Howell v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. of BostonNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Wright v. Vermont Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Thomas v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
- Howard v. Chrysler CorporationMichigan Supreme Court · 1936
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