New Jersey Insurance v. Rowell

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Bowell brought suit against the New Jersey Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, on an insurance policy, for the amount thereof, and in addition asked for damages and attorney’s fees. On the trial the court directed a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount of the policy, but denied a recovery of damages and attorney’s fees. To the judgment for the amount of the policy the defendant excepted. We will discuss only subdivisions a and b of the 2d headnote.

It is insisted that the policy sued upon is void because “a part of the premium was paid by the exchange of or credit…