Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1934

Ferrell v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Ferrell v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided September 19, 1934 · Stacy
207 N.C. 51

Ferrell v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Opinion of the Court

Stacy, C. J.

Tbe plaintiff made out a prima facie case. Tbe defendant offered evidence tending to show that tbe policy in suit lapsed *52for nonpayment of semiannual premium clue 26 October, 1932. The credibility of defendant’s defense was challenged by plaintiff’s denial of assured’s signature to the written acknowledgment. This made it a case for the jury.

There was error in directing the verdict.

New trial.

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