Newton v. Northern Mut. Relief Ass'n
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Assumpsit. ' The facts are stated in the opinion. Heard on petition of defendant for a new trial on exceptions to the pro forma ruling of the court directing a verdict for a stated sum. Exceptions sustained.
1Opinion of the CourtStiness, J.
The plaintiff sues upon a benefit certificate for the sum of $2,000, claiming that it is a policy of insurance for that amount.
The certificate recites that Edward Newton, the insured, a member of Newport Associates No. 4, “is entitled to all the rights and privileges of membership in said Newport Associates and to participate in the Benefit Fund of the Northern Mutual Eelief Association to the amount of $2,000, which sum shall at his death be paid to his wife, Martha L. Newton.” The conditions which follow require that the statements of his application shall be a part of the contract; that…
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