Crease v. Liberty Industrial Life Ins. Co.

TALIAFERRO, Judge.

Defendant issued a policy of life insurance to Mariah Luther on November 10, 1930, wherein plaintiff, her daughter, was designated beneficiary. The insured died of cancer on August 16, 1932, after an illness of from six to eight months. Defendant declined to pay the amount of the policy to the beneficiary because, as it alleges, for nonpay;ment of weekly premiums or dues of 25 cents, for more than four weeks immediately prior to the insured’s death, the policy lapsed, and ceased to be in effect.

The case was tried on this issue in the lower court. Plaintiff’s demand' was…