Gilley v. Union Life Insurance

On June 28, 1950, at the instance of an agent of The Union Life Insurance Company, Inc., plaintiff, Edna Gilley, signed a written application for insurance upon the life of her mother, Mary Vena Altizer. A policy of $500.00 was issued on July 1, 1950, in which plaintiff was named beneficiary. The insured, Mary Vena Altizer, who was 53 years old when the policy was issued and delivered, died on June 23, 1951, of cancer.

The beneficiary, Edna Gilley, instituted this action against defendant to recover on the policy. The company defended on the ground that false representations and answers…