Trucken v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

“Waterhead Mills, Inc. and/or Waterside Mills, Inc., ” the employer of William Trucken, insured his life with the defendant under a so called group policy in the sum of $1,000. One promise of the defendant was “upon receipt at its home office in the city of New York, within one year from the date hereof, or within one year from the date of any renewal hereof, of due proof of the death of any such employee while insured hereunder, to pay at such home office to the beneficiary as designated by the employee the amount for which such employee is hereby insured . . . .” The policy was dated…