Herricks v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York

MERRILL, Justice.

Patricia M. Herricks brought suit to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy on her deceased husband, Douglas C. Herricks, Jr. She appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY).

Herricks had worked in insurance business many years. According to plaintiff’s deposition, her husband once worked for MONY but the father of his then wife “started an insurance company and offered Doug a job.”

Herricks applied for the policy in 1969 and its effective date was July 11, 1969. Renewal premiums were payable…