Mercier v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

The defendant company issued a life insurance policy of $1,000 to Dennis Pignoni, son of the plaintiff, who was named as beneficiary. The application was written by an authorized resident agent at Waterville on April 15, 1943. No medical examination was required. The young man was 24 years of age, 5 ft. 10 in. in height and weighed 155 lbs. The evidence, unquestioned, shows that he was apparently in good health. He died July 11, 1943 from pneumonia due to tuberculosis of uncertain duration. He received medical attention for eleven days.

The defendant company contested payment upon the ground…