Bonewell v. North American Accident Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Murphy, J. Assumpsit by William L. Bonewell against the North American Accident Insurance Company on a policy of insurance. A judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by plaintiff on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
This is an action upon a policy issued by defendant company to the plaintiff based upon a written application. The plaintiff during the life of the policy met with an accident, which, if the policy is enforced, entitles him to recover a substantial sum. The defendant gave notice under the plea of the general issue that the plaintiff had stated in his application that he never had had an application for insurance declined, when, in fact, he had 'applied for a policy in the Iowa State Travel*138ing Men’s Association and the application was refused; that the plaintiff stated that he had never…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. FreedmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
- Ketcham v. American Mutual Accident Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Haapa v. Metropolitan Life-InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by10 opinions
- Krajewski v. Western & Southern Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
- Bonewell v. North American Accident InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. GeleynseMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
- Eaton v. National Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1922
- Northwestern Nat. Life Ins. v. NalbantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
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