Piedmont, Etc. Life-Ins. Co. v. Ewing, Etc.

92 U.S. 377 (____)

PIEDMONT AND ARLINGTON LIFE-INSURANCE COMPANY

v.

EWING, ADMINISTRATOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

The case was argued by Mr. E.C. Carrington for the plaintiff in error, and submitted on printed argument by Mr. Britton A. Hill for the defendant in error.

This was an action on a policy of life-insurance issued by plaintiff in error.

The defence is, that though plaintiff below, as administrator of Mr. Howes, whose life it purported to insure, had received the policy, it was, in reality, not delivered by the agent until after the death of the assured, and in ignorance of that…