Bankers Health & Life Insurance v. Glisson

Mrs. Glisson brought an action against the insurance company on a policy of insurance issued on the life of her husband, naming her the beneficiary. The policy was issued on April 4, 1938, and the insured died on December 10, 1938. The defendant answered, alleging that in the application for the insurance and in the medical examiner’s report, both of which were attached to and made a part of the policy, the insured answered, among other things, “I am not . . nor have I been advised to seek medical or surgical attention or advice within the past five years;” that further, the insured was…