Holtum v. Germania Life Ins. Co.

This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial. The action was commenced by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Karie Holtum, deceased, upon two certain policies of life insurance issued by the defendant upon the life of deceased. In defense it was charged that the defendant was induced to issue the policies by the false representations of the deceased. Trial was had before a jury. The verdict of the jury was for the plaintiff.

The representations which it is charged were false consisted of deceased’s answers to certain questions propounded to her in her application for…