Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Jennings

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Baltimore City Court recovered by the appellee against the appellant company upon a policy of insurance issued by it upon the life of Edward J. . Freeburger, brother of the appellee. The policy, the amount of which was $500, with the appellee named as beneficiary therein, was issued on October 16, 1912, and the insured died on January 10, 1914.

The sole defense made to. this suit was that the insured had induced the appellant company to issue the policy to him by false representations material to the risk.

In his written application to the appellant…