Farthing v. Home Beneficial Life Ins.

By JUDGE ALEX H. SANDS, JR.

This is an action instituted by plaintiff, Gail Malicoat Farthing,1 widow of Michael Malicoat, deceased, against Home Beneficial Life Insurance Company in which she alleges negligence upon the part of defendant in holding decedent’s application for insurance for an unreasonable period of time before acting thereon and in failing to issue and deliver to decedent prior to his death the policy applied for because of negligence upon the part of the company in improperly "rating" decedent for coverage.

Defendant demurs to plaintiff’s motion for judgment upon authority of…