Mutual Benefit Health Acc. Ass'n, Etc. v. Kidd

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing-

The appellee and plaintiff below, Harrison Kidd, had a son, Thomas Kidd, who at the time of his death on June 28, 1930, was about 23 years of age. Prior to his death (which occurred in the manner hereinafter stated), two policies were taken out on the life of Thomas Kidd in each of which plaintiff was the beneficiary. One" of them was a combined life and accident policy and was issued by the New York Life Insurance Company, in which it agreed to pay plaintiff the beneficiary therein $1,000 upon the death of the insured, Thomas Kidd; but if his…