Fanning v. Equitable Life Assurance Society
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 307, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Feb. T., 1916, No. 76, upon a verdict for plaintiff in case of Nora Fanning, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Fanning, Deceased, v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Assumpsit upon a policy of life insurance. Before Maxwell, P. J. Verdict for plaintiff for $8,653.50 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 307, Jan. T., 1919, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Feb. T., 1916, No. 76, upon a verdict for plaintiff in case of Nora Fanning, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Fanning, Deceased, v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Assumpsit upon a policy of life insurance. Before Maxwell, P. J. Verdict for plaintiff for $8,653.50 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
December 29,1915, suit was brought by Nora Fanning, the mother of Thomas Fanning, deceased, and administratrix of his estate, upon a contract of life insurance issued by defendant corporation; plaintiff recovered a verdict for the full amount claimed, upon which judgment was entered; defendant has appealed, and the sole error alleged is the refusal of judgment in its favor n. o. v.
The insurance was for $3,000, face value. Defendant concedes the fact that Thomas Fanning is dead, and the affidavit of defense admits liability for $546, the “paid-*335up value” of the…
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