Mettner v. Northwestern National Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Chickasaw District Court. — Hon. L. E. Eel-lows, Judge. Action to recover damages fox tbe wrongful and unlawful forfeiture by tbe defendant company of a policy of life insurance beld by plaintiff therein. Tbe case was by agreement tried to tbe court without a jury, resulting in a judgment for plaintiff for tbe amount of premiums paid, with interest. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
*2061. Forfeiture: waiver; evidence. *205In July of tbe year 1892 the Federal Life *206Association of Iowa, a corporation doing a life insurance business in tbis State, issued to plaintiff a policy of life in-' surance in the sum of $1,000, upon condition \ that he pay a quarterly premium of $7.39 on or before the 1st days of January, April, July, and October in each year during the life of the policy. This policy provided, among other things, that, if any quarterly payment-be not paid when due, time being made of the essence of the contract, the policy should be mill and void, and all payments should be…
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