ALLEN v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.


83 N.J. Super. 223 (1964)

199 A.2d 254

ANNE D. ALLEN, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF HARLEY ALLEN, DECEASED, AND ANNE D. ALLEN, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 6, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Eugene M. Haring appeared on behalf of appellant (Messrs. McCarter & English, attorneys; Mr. Haring on the brief).

Mr. Joseph J. MacDonald appeared on behalf of respondent (Messrs. Hein, Smith & Mooney, attorneys).

Before Judges GOLDMANN, KILKENNY and COLLESTER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by COLLESTER, J.A.D.

Defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company appeals from a judgment of the Law Division, following a non-jury trial, awarding plaintiff Anne D. Allen damages in the sum of $12,000, together with lawful interest thereon from June 1, 1960. The award represented the face value of a policy of life insurance for which plaintiff's husband, Harley Allen, had made application, naming plaintiff

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