Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Alexander

It is conceded that the only question presented by this case is whether the beneficiary of an insured, who, the record discloses, was seriously afflicted with nephritis or Bright’s disease and was under the care of a physician and drawing sick benefits from another company at the time the application for insurance ivas made and tlie policy issued, can claim an estoppel on the part of the defendant company by reason.of the fact that the agent of the company soliciting the policy had knowledge of such facts and condition at the time the policy was issued and delivered, where by the terms of the…