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Rafael Enriquez Vs. Sun Life Assurance Company Of Canada 041 Phil 269

RAFAEL ENRIQUEZ, as administrator of the estate of the late Joaquin 'Ma. Herrer, plaintiff-appellant, vs. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 10895 | 1920-11-29

D E C I S I O N 


MALCOLM, J .: 

This is an action brought by the plaintiff as administrator of the estate of the late Joaquin Ma. Herrer to recover from the defendant life insurance company the sum of P6,000 paid by the deceased for a life annuity. The trial court gave judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals. 

The undisputed facts are these: On September 24, 1917, Joaquin Herrer made application to the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada through its office in Manila for a life annuity. Two days later he paid the sum of P6,000 to the manager of the company's Manila office and was given a receipt reading as follows: ...