Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. Farnsworth
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Morgan District Court. Hon. H. P. Burke, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
delivered the opinion of the court.'
This is an action by the defendant in error to recover upon a life insurance policy in the sum o.f $2,000 issued by the plaintiff in eror, to the husband of complainant. The policy was dated January 3d, 1910, and the insured died October 12th, 1910.
The answer admits the issuance of the policy and the payment of all premiums, but alleges false statements and answers to certain questions in the application for insurance, and that the insured for a long time prior to the application and at the time thereof, had been rapidly declining, had numerous and repeated…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- McMaster v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Continental Life Insurance v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Sternaman v. . Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- State Ins. Co. of Des Moines v. TaylorSupreme Court of Colorado · 1890
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- Olinger Mutual Benefit Association v. ChristySupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
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