Burns v. Prudence Life Insurance

Lewis, Justice.

The plaintiff brought this action as beneficiary to recover death benefits under a policy of life insurance issued by the defendant Prudence Life Insurance Company on the life of her husband, Ward Russell Burns. The sole issue in the trial of the case in the lower court was whether or not the policy was in force and effect at the death of the insured. This involved a determination of whether a check given by the insured, and subsequently dishonored for lack of funds, was unconditionally accepted by the company in payment of the required premium for reinstatement of the policy…