Currier v. Continental Life Insurance
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
This was a bill in equity, by John Currier against the Continental Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. By policy, dated November 14,1865, the defendants assured the life of the plaintiff’s wife, in the amount of $5000, to be paid to the plaintiff. The plaintiff was to pay an annual premium of $572.70, on or before November 15 in each year, for five years.
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This was a bill in equity, by John Currier against the Continental Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. By policy, dated November 14,1865, the defendants assured the life of the plaintiff’s wife, in the amount of $5000, to be paid to the plaintiff. The plaintiff was to pay an annual premium of $572.70, on or before November 15 in each year, for five years. He paid the first four premiums in person to the defendants’ agents, the first payment being made at his own house, in Salem, N. H., when he received the policy, or before that time ; the second payment being made November 13, 1866, at…
1Opinion of the CourtSargent, C. J.
Certain facts are found by the court upon evidence which was considered. These facts are stated, and they raise certain questions of law, which are proposed for the consideration of the court. The policy by which the life of the wife of the plaintiff had been insured was to be paid for in five annual premiums, as it seems, half cash and half note. Four of these had been paid seasonably, and receipted for; the last payment was sent, all in cash, by express, December 3, 1869, to the defendants, when, by the terms of the contract, it was due the 15th of November previous.
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