Prudential Insurance v. Hill

This action was originally brought in the county court of Ottawa county for the recovery of the sum of $540 on a life insurance policy. The defendant, the Prudential Life Insurance Company of America, defended on the alleged ground that the; applicant was not in sound health at the time the policy was issued, and that according to a provision in the policy rendering the same void if the applicant was not in sound health at the time; of its issuance, the policy never went into effect.

The trial court instructed a verdict as fol lows:

“Gentlemen of the jury, in this case plaintiff sues the…