Life Insurance Co. of Virginia v. Wood

Nichols, Judge.

On October 6, 1952, the defendant issued a $1,000 policy insuring the life of Douglas Wood for a weekly premium of 48 cents. Premiums on the policy were paid for some time by the plaintiff to the local agent of the company. Douglas Wood died on June 21, 1954. According to the testimony of Henry McDonald, the defendant’s local agent, the last collection of premiums was made on June 4, 1954, and that only paid the policy up to May 16. The thirty-one day grace period elapsed on June 16, five days prior to Douglas Wood’s death.

The plaintiff testified that he had four policies with…