Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United States v. Phillips

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Fulton

Reversing.

Tbe appellant, Equitable Life Assurance Society of tbe United States, is appealing from a $1,000 judgment in favor of tbe appellee, Cornelia Phillips, tbe beneficiary of a policy of life insurance on tbe life of ber mother, Mrs. Willie H. Phillips.

Tbe Company denied liability on tbe policy by rea son of fraudulent and material misrepresentations which, it claimed the insured made in her application on which the policy issued. Specifically, the Company pleaded that the following questions and answers were contained in the policy application made by…