LONG v. PILOT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 740.

108 S.E.2d 840 (1959)

250 N.C. 590

Bera Brooks LONG v. PILOT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (two cases).

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 12, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Long, Ridge, Harris & Walker, Burlington, for plaintiff.

Wharton & Wharton, Greensboro, for defendant.


DENNY, Justice.

The primary question in this controversy is simply this: Where the insured died on the premium due date and the premium had not been paid, is the insurance company entitled to deduct the amount of that premium from the face amount of the insurance in making settlement with the beneficiary?

The fact that a policy of insurance is not effective until the first premium is paid, and a policy may have been issued but not delivered until some time...

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