Valenti v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America

OTIS, District Judge.

Trial by jury was waived in this ease and the ease submitted to the court for decision upon an agreed statement of facts.

One Nick Valenti, now deceased, entered into two contracts of life insurance with the defendant. One of these contracts was embodied in a policy issued under date of October 23, 1922. It is stipulated that the face amount of the insurance therein granted to Valenti was $404. The original policy contained no provision for double liability in the event of accidental death, but on November 26, 1928, the defendant issued a circular styled, “Double Insurance…