Madden v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United States
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from special term. Action by William J. Madden against the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States on a contract of employment. From an interlocutory judgment overruling defendant’s demurrer to the complaint, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBeekman, J.
The complaint alleges that at the times mentioned therein the plaintiff was a life insurance agent, and had a contract with the defendant, a copy of which is annexed to the pleading; that about the month of September, 1889, the plaintiff obtained from one Harry Miner an application in the usual form, signed by him, for a policy of assurance in the defendant company on his life for $100,000, and forwarded the same to the company for its action; that said policy was what is technically called a “20-year endowment policy,” and the annual premium was $5,895, and that the said Miner was able to…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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