Oredson v. Woodmen of the World Life Ins. Society

Hilton, Justice.

After favorable verdict in an action upon a life insurance policy, the trial judge, relying upon Bratley v. Brotherhood of Am. Yeomen, 159 Minn, 14, 198 N. W. 128, granted defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Despite evidence which showed that the soliciting agent had full knowledge that the application contained false answers, the trial judge was of the view that the cited case precluded this knowledge from being the knowledge of the defendant. The beneficiary appeals from the judgment.

As indicated, certain questions contained in decedent’s application…