Jones v. First National L. H. & A. Ins.

Defendant appeals from a judgment rendered against it for two hundred sixteen and 60/100 dollars, in favor of plaintiff as beneficiary of' a life insurance policy. The defense is that at the time the last premium was paid, the insurance policy had lapsed, and that under the terms of the policy the collector who. collected the last premium had no authority to accept such payment.

The deceased, Auston Lewis, bought two life, health and accident insurance policies from defendant on December 17, 1923, on which he was to pay in advance a weekly premium of fifty cents. The defendant accepted…