In re Poss

On August 13, 1926, when at the age of 18 and gainfully employed, David Samiter applied for and obtained an endowment policy of life insurance in the face amount of $2,000, issued by the New York Life Insurance Company. He named his mother (then 43 years of age) as the beneficiary, reserving unto himself the right to change the beneficiary. The policy contained a rider which required the company to make a $20 monthly payment in the event of the assured’s total and permanent disability before the age of 60 (increasing to $40 a month after 10 years of continuous disability) and which provided…