Baldwin v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in favor of defendant, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, following a jury verdict.

On April 26, 1965, Henry Baldwin applied for an insurance policy to be issued by Prudential. At 8:00 p.m. on May 10, 1965, Baldwin was examined by Dr. Allen Webber on behalf of Prudential and at that time answered the questions on the Company’s medical application. To the question whether he had “any known indication of . . . chest pain,” Baldwin answered, “No.”

That very evening, no more than one hour after this examination, Baldwin…