Stein v. New York Life Insurance

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Plaintiff, Jennie. Stein, brought this action as beneficiary of a policy of insurance issued by defendant upon the life of her daughter, Kate Stein. The defense pleaded was that insured had made false and fraudulent answers to questions in her “answers to the medical examiner,” which formed a part of the application, a copy of which was attached to the policy. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, upon which the tidal court entered judgment. After the affirmance of that judgment by the Superior Court (116 Pa. Superior Ct. 109), we allowed an appeal.

The answers…