New York Supreme Court June 26, 1939 (McCaffry v. Metropolitan Life Insurance)

Patterson, J.

On May 31, 1926, defendant wrote two policies for $200 each upon the life of James McCaffry. The policies provided that the insurer should pay the amount “ upon receipt of due proof of the death of the insured, in the manner to the extent and upon the blanks required herein * * * to the executor or administrator of the insured, unless payment be made under the provisions of the next