Thompson v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Worcester

January 22, 1935, defendant insurance company issued a ten-year term convertible policy for life insurance for $10,000 to Walter H. Thompson. Plaintiff, his wife, was named beneficiary. May 28,1935, Walter H. Thompson died and proofs of loss were made but the insurance company denied liability on the ground that Thompson had made false answers to questions put to him at the time he made application for insurance. Afterward plaintiff brought suit to recover on the policy. There was a jury trial, a verdict and judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $11,958.32 and defendant appeals.

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