Ohio Supreme Court, 1927

National Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Ray

National Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Ray
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided July 1, 1927 · Allen, Day, Jones, Kinkade, Marshall, Matthias, Robinson
5 Ohio Law. Abs. 402

National Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Ray

Opinion of the Court

KINKADE, J.

When a life insurance policy provides as to *403lapsed policies: “Should this policy become void in consequence of non-payment of premium, it may be revived, if not more than fifty-two premiums are due, upon payment of all arrears and the presentation of evidence satisfactory to the company of the sound health of the insured”, the payment alone _ of the premiums in arrears, after the policy has lapsed, to an agent or collector forbidden by the policy to receive the same, will not effect a revivor of such lapsed policy.

Judgment reversed.

Marshall, CJ., Day, Allen, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., concur.

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