Reagan v. Philadelphia Life Insurance

Lees, C.

This action was brought on a life insurance policy, was tried by the court with a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiffs made the usual alternative motion for judgment or a new trial, which was denied, and this appeal followed.

The application for the policy, identified in the record as Exhibit A, was taken by Louis Finkelstein, an agent of the company, and contains the following recital over the signature of the insured:

“I have this 15th day of July given to Louis Finkelstein, Agent, the sum of nothing, to be used in payment of the first annual premium on…