Mrs. Seena H. Quillin v. Prudential Insurance Company of America

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.

Seena Quillin, beneficiary under a $10,-000 policy of insurance on the life of her husband, brought this action to recover the proceeds of the policy. Jurisdiction in the district court rests on diversity of citizenship. Defendant, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, denied liability on the ground that the application contained untrue statements material to the risk. 1

Judgment was entered for defendant, save for the return of $43.60 in premiums, on a directed verdict entered at the close of the evidence. Plaintiff appeals. She argues here that there was…