Gwinn v. John Hancock Mutual Life Ins.

The group life insurance policy involved in this action, issued to The Gwinn Milling Company, effective March 31, 1925, was renewable annually upon the payment of the stipulated premium. On April 2, 1929, one Welsh, an employee theretofore covered by such group policy, died. Premiums had been paid by The Gwinn Milling Company annually to March 31, 1929. The premium for the policy year April 1,1929, to March 31,1930, had allegedly not been paid.

The Gwinn Milling Company, having become the assignee of the Welsh certificate issued' under such policy, demanded payment of $2,500, the amount…