New York Court of Appeals

Allen J. Hastings, Appellant v. the Brooklyn Life Insurance Company, Respondent

June 6, 1893138 N.Y. 473

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the General Term and affirmed the Special Term's order granting a new trial, holding that the trial court was correct to set aside its directed verdict because evidence existed for a jury, and that a corporation's secretary has authority to waive premium payments even when acting outside the company's general office.