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O'BRIEN v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO.

143 Conn. 25 (1955)

FRANCIS J. O'BRIEN, CONSERVATOR v. THE JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 29, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Pickett, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was William J. Larkin, 2d, for the appellant (defendant).

Joseph F. Noonan, with whom was William G. Comiskey, for the appellee (plaintiff).

INGLIS, C. J., BALDWIN, O'SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, JS.

O'SULLIVAN, J.

The plaintiff, as conservator of the beneficiary of two life insurance policies, brought this action to recover the so-called double indemnities provided for in the contracts. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and the defendant has appealed.

The finding of the court leaves much to be desired. But using it in such a manner as is warranted, we are confronted with the following facts: On October 30, 1935, the defendant issued two identical...

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