Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. v. Maguire

Action of plaintiff below was founded upon a life insurance policy issued by defendant -company to William Bartlow in his life time, whereby it agreed to pay to the insured’s administrator $5000.00 in *563sixty days after the proof of the fact and cause of death of said insured.

Said Bartlow died on August 13, 1896. On September 2, 1896, notice thereof was given to the company by the plaintiff as such administrator. The company refused to pay the amount named in the policy.

Defendant in its answer state in substance, that the policy referred to in the petition contained among other provisions, that…