56 Me. 562 | Me. | 1869
On the 16th of August, 1862, a policy of insurance was issued by the defendants to Lancey, one of the plaintiffs. This expired on the sixteenth day of August, 1865, and on the same day a paper called a renewal certificate was issued by the same company for the purpose of continuing the policy for three years from that time. During this period the loss for which this action was commenced, took place. Will the contract sustain the action? This depends upon whether the plaintiffs are the parties insured. The original policy was issued to Lancey alone,
If there is any uncertainty as to the meaning of the language used, parol proof is admissible so far as is necessary to put the Court in the place of the parties. Parol evidence is also admissible to show for whose benefit the contract was made. 1 Greenl. Ev., §§ 282, 282 a.
The facts thus proved would seem to render it certain that the construction we have adopted is the correct one. With this view, the proof of loss, so far harmonizes that
Judgment for plaintiffs for $3000, and interest from October 16,1866.