Hughes v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

This suit was brought upon a policy of life insurance in the amount of $1,000, issued February 1,1951, by defendant to Grace Teall. The defense is what is known to the profession as medL cal fraud. The policy names plaintiff Mildred Hughes, daughter of Grace Teall, as beneficiary. Grace Teall died September 17,1952, at age 53. The immediate cause of death was rupture of an ulcer of the stomach, causing peritonitis. A contributory cause of death, according to testimony offered by defendant, was hypertension, or high blood pressure.

Application for the policy was made at Muskegon. Mrs. Teall, a…