Askey v. New York Life Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Jurey, J., entered May 26,1917, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on a life insurance policy.
1Per curiam
The respondent, as beneficiary in a policy of insurance issued by the appellant’ upon the life of her husband, George M. Askey, who died on August 9, 1916, brought suit to recover thereon. The appellant set up as an affirmative defense that the insured made application for insurance on July 30,1915, and in response to the question, “Have you ever suffered from any ailment or disease of the heart or lungs?” answered that, in 1911, he suffered a severe attack of pneumonia for several weeks from which he had recovered, the only physician consulted by him being Dr. Klarnke, of Port Gamble,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. HillmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Union Central Life Ins. v. PollardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Dilleber v. . Home Life Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Haughton v. Aetna Life InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Insurance Co. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Raborn v. HaytonWashington Supreme Court · 1949
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