Briggs v. . Insurance Co.

This action was brought to recover damages for fraud and deceit practised upon the plaintiff, by which he was induced to accept certain policies of insurance from the defendant upon the lives of his children, the false representation being that the company had issued the policies with a provision that at the end of the insurance period, which was ten years, the plaintiff would be entitled to receive the total amount of premiums paid by him with four per cent interest. The plaintiff alleged that this representation was made, that it was false and intended and calculated to deceive him, and…