Missouri State Life Insurance v. Witt

Appellee recovered judgment in the circuit court of Ouachita. County upon a life insurance policy for $5,000, interest, the statutory penalty, and an attorney’s fee against appellant, which policy was issued by it upon the life of Charles A. Witt, naming appellee as the beneficiary therein.

An appeal has been duly prosecuted from the judgment to this court, and appellant seeks a reversal thereof upon three grounds, namely: (1). That the trial court was without jurisdiction. (2). That the answers made by the insured in his application for the policy were false, and rendered the policy void.…