Legal Opinion

Sharrer v. Capitol Life Insurance

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided March 9, 1918No. 21,373PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Saline district court; Dallas Grover, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The defendant appeals from a judgment on a life insurance policy, claiming that the answers of the applicant touching his health relieved the company from liability; that certain testimony was improperly admitted; that certain find-' ings of fact should have been set aside; and that the court erred in charging the jury.

The answers in the application complained of are that he had never had any disease of the stomach, and that to the question, “How often during the past five years did you consult a physician?” the answer was “No.” It seems that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Moulor v. American Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. American Bankers' Ins. Co. v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  3. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. WoodsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895
  4. Farragher v. Knights & Ladies of SecuritySupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
  5. Diehl v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Waxse v. Reserve Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1991
  2. Joseph v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1920
  3. New York Life Ins. Co. v. CarrollSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  4. Chambers and Pouncey v. Met. Life Ins. Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1940
  5. Chism v. Protective Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 2010

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