INSURANCE CASES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 17, 8 June 1914, Page 5

INSURANCE CASES.

' CLAIM AGAINST ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, ..-ast -Night. The 'hearing ox the insurance claim oi Fred] Hague, oi Utiki, against the Norwich and London Accident Insuianee Association, was completed before .Mr Justee Hosking and ti jury of four yesUrday mernmg. The ciu'im of Die' plain-, till' is for £->{)3 10s 7d, representing an Muount winch ue had to pay as the result of the accidental death of one ol Ms employees, Thomas Carlton', in compensation 'to the widow, lie claimed! it on tne ground that he was covered by a policy of the defendant Association. The liability was, declined by the Association on the ground that the policy had lapsed ffirough non-payment of the premium, but pieiintifl' claimed that as "■sub-agent of the Association he 'had a balance in his favor in tile Association's handH, and tnat, the oi.striet manager at Wanganui had toid 1 liSm be was being kept covered. After the death, be had seen the manager, Mr 11. 11. Tihoiu-v.'n, wiio had accepted from him a cheque for thte amount of the premium' anil kid issued a receipt for it. Thisi nctton the defendant Association repudiate, as being outside the powers of Hie district manager." ' The jury returned a verdict (lint Thomson had informed Hague in I'Ybl'luvry, July, and December. Him. thai he was covered; that ITagiic diij not procure Wic receipt to be issued by representing that he would only claim cover for tihe period between 21! I .lami'.n-. 1914, and 4t.h l'cbrnary. WH; ami IVif Hague was not guilty of any vm.-oal-ment or collusion or fraud, or oHi.-wi-" in procuring the iVruo or Hie re'iew.' of the receipt. Mr Collins formally moved for jn.'rrnient for plaintiff on this issnu- found by the jury. WitJlii regard to other natters, they would no doubt he niljoe'nied for furtlher consideration. His Honor said the question i. f wa'\-r.y was one which seemed tc prest.r.i- I'V' greatest difficulty. The n'» wnnM badjourned to a date to he fixed. Mr Mentith fornvillv applied 11>;< notwilbstaiclnie W<> venlh-t. iueVynvnt -houhl be entr-ned for the defendant. hh» object, of amilifiiCoii being to hi-i rights in nre'nmcnt.