Legal Opinion
Moriarty v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided April 19, 1918PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Common Pleas Branch, Fourth Division),
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
William Rogers Clay, Commissioner
Affirming.
On November 19, 1913, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company issued to Daniel Moriarty, a policy by which it insured his life in favor of his mother, Mary Moriarty, in the sum of $500.00. The insured died while' the policy was in force, and the company having denied liability, the beneficiary brought this suit to recover on the policy. At the conclusion of the evidence, the court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.(1) The first ground urged for a reversal is that a correct copy of the…
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