Legal Opinion
Kramer v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 4, 1957PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This is an action of contract brought by the beneficiary in a policy issued by the defendant on April 30, 1952, upon the life of George W. Kramer, ■ Junior, the plaintiff's husband. After a verdict for the plaintiff the case is here upon exceptions to the exclusion of evidence, to the failure to give certain requests for instructions, and to the charge.
The policy under the heading “Policy when Void” contained the following clause: “If on the date of issue of this policy the Insured was not in sound health, or if prior to said date, the Insured . . . had . . . any disease of the heart ... or…
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