Riley v. Prudential Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 47, Jan. T., 1900, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., March T., 1896, No. 442, on verdict for plaintiff. Appeal from justice.
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Appeal, No. 47, Jan. T., 1900, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., March T., 1896, No. 442, on verdict for plaintiff. Appeal from justice. Before Lynch, J. It appears from the record that James Riley died December 2, 1895. On February 8, 1896, Bridget Riley, his wife, brought suit in her own name against defendant company to recover on a policy of insurance issued to James Riley, payable to the executors, administrators or assigns of James Riley, and recovered judgment before the justice, from which defendant appealed, and the case came from that appeal on January 17, 1899, to…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
■ The defendant issued a policy upon the life of James Riley, in and by which it stipulated to pay “unto the executors, administrators or assigns of the person named as the insured in this policy, unless settlement shall be made under the provisions of article 2 hereinafter contained, the sum of money, as provided in the schedule herein contained within twenty-four hours after acceptance at its said office of satisfactory proof of the death of the insured during the continuance of this policy which is issued and accepted subject to the following restrictions, conditions…
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