Raker v. Service Life Insurance

This is an action, in five counts, to recover the amounts of premiums paid on life insurance policies. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff on all fiye counts of the petition. Defendant has appealed.

The policies Were not all issued to plaintiff, but one each to himself and four others, who applied for the insurance, received the policies and assigned their causes of action against the defendant to plaintiff. There is some dispute between the parties as to whether the various counts of the petition plead causes of action in tort based on fraud and deceit or to recover the…