( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment and decree in A. S. No. 23 of 1996 on the file of the District Judge, Nalgonda preferred against the judgment and decree in O. S. No. 46 of 1994 on the file of the subordinate Judge, Miryalguda.

( 2 ) THE appellants herein are the defendants and the respondent is the plaintiff in the suit. The plaintiff filed the suit for recovery of a sum of Rs. 60,000/- payable under an Endowment Assurance Policy given by the Life Insurance Corporation in the name of her late husband.

( 3 ) ACCORDING to the plaintiff, her husband late A. Narsi Reddy obtained an endowment Assurance Policy for a sum of rs. 50,000/- on 20-3-1990 and the policy was issued by the defendant-Corporation on 31-5-1990. While so, the plaintiff s husband died on 9-11-1993 due to ill-health leaving behind the plaintiff and two sons. By the date of the death of her husband the policy was in force. Therefore the plaintiff made a claim before the defendant-Corporation, but the defendants repudiated the claim on 25-2-1994 on the ground of misstatement. When the plaintiff caused a legal notice issued to the defendants, they gave a reply with the same stand. Hence the plaintiff fi

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