Swanson v. Provident Insurance

On January 8, 1914, tbe defendant Provident Life Insurance Company issued its policy upon the life of William Swanson for the sum of $2,000. This company was later *8absorbed by tbe Standard Life Insurance Company, which, assumed the liability of its assignor upon said contract. The insured died in France in the military service of the United States on October 3, 1918, and this action is brought by the administrator of his estate, to recover upon the policy.

There is no dispute concerning the essential facts. As will be noted from its date, the policy was issued some three years before the…