LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES.
AN INTERESTING POINT. {United Press Association.J WANGANUI, This Day. A point affecting half the life insurance policies in New Zealand was raised at the Supreme Court in the case Thompson v. Blvthe. Defendant was a beneficiary in her late son's estate, consisting wholly of an endowment policy maturing at the age of 60. Plaintiff, to whom deceased owed £lB, sued for the amount. Mr Mackay argued sj>r the defendant that the policy was protected. Mr Treadwcll, for plaintiff, contended that protection did not apply, as the policy was not a wholelife policy. Mr Justice Cooper reserved his decision. hut stated that at present- he thought the policy was protected. The Act, however, needed careful construing. C-. E. Hansen, for breaking and entering, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and two years' reformative treatment.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 12 July 1912, Page 5
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136LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 12 July 1912, Page 5
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