Blake v. National Life Insurance
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, denying a new trial. A. A. Sanderson, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTemple, J.
The defendant appeals from an order refusing a new trial.
The action was upon a policy of life insurance issued by defendant December 26, 1889. The defense was that the policy had been forfeited for the nonpayment of premium which fell due December 26, 1863. It was stipulated in the policy that failure to pay any premium, or any part thereof, or any note given therefor when due, should cancel the insurance and con*472tract, and that agents were not authorized to receive premiums after the day when they were payable, and could not give credit or waive forfeiture.
The complaint contains two counts or…
2Cited by4 opinions
- North Carolina Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. TerrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- McDonald v. Columbian National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Nielsen v. Provident Savings Life Assurance SocietyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
- Kovacs v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. of BostonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1937