Quast v. . Fidelity Mutual Life Ins. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered April 9, 1917, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
This is an action upon an insurance policy to recover the guaranteed cash value together with the profits apportioned thereto.
William A. Quast, a resident of Buffalo, New York, in December of 1893 was insured for $2,000 by the Fidelity Mutual Life Association of Philadelphia. The annual premium was $32.16, which was paid by the insured for twelve successive years, the last payment being made December 25th, 1904.
The company, in 1905, had changed from a mutual life association to a regular stock company, taking the name of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, and thereafter instead of…
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