Gulf Life Insurance Co. v. Shelton

TERRELL, J.:

On July 15, 1940, Holice E. Shelton of Volusia County, Florida, applied for and secured a policy of insurance from Gulf Life Insurance Company, a Florida corporation. The insured died September 19, 1940. This action was brought by the beneficiary being the mother of the insured to recover under the contract of insurance. This appeal is from a final judgment for the plaintiff.

The policy was one of industrial insurance written without medical examination on representation of the insured as to condition of his health. The policy contained a provision that it should “not take effect…