Cornell v. Travelers' Insurance Co. of Hartford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Travelers’ Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of ■ Kings on the 31st day of August, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court after a trial at the Kings.County Trial Term, both parties having moved for the direction of a verdict, and' also- from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 31st day…
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Appeal by the defendant, The Travelers’ Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of ■ Kings on the 31st day of August, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court after a trial at the Kings.County Trial Term, both parties having moved for the direction of a verdict, and' also- from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 31st day of. August, 1906, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
In this action the beneficiary has recovered for a death upon an accident policy of insurance. The court submitted two questions to the jury; first, whether the death was accidental, and, second, whether crqdit had been extended for the payment of the premium. *460The jury answered -both questions in the affirmative. The court upon the motion of each party for the verdict, subsequently directed a verdict 'for the plaintiff. The principal question at issue was whether the policy was outstanding. It is admitted that the defendant issued a policy dated July 20, 1904, declared effective for…
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- Sheldon v. . the Atlantic Fire and Marine Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1863
- De Frece v. National Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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