Rogers v. Manhattan Life Insurance Co. of New York
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, C.
This action is upon a policy of insurance issued by defendant upon the life of Hiram K. Rogers, in the sum of five thousand dollars, payable to his wife, the plaintiff herein, upon his death. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, upon which judgment was entered, and defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The complaint alleged that Rogers died on June 10, 1897. The answer denied that he died on that day, or at all, and further alleged that the annual premium due on June 14, 1897, had not been paid, and because thereof the policy had become…
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