Legal Opinion

Keystone Mutual Benefit Ass'n v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 19, 1890PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated, in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.

John W. Jones insured his life in the Keystone Mutual Benefit Association for the benefit of his wife, Celia Ann Jones. After his death she recovered a judgment on the policy for the amount insured. In the application for insurance the age of Jones was stated to be forty-three years. According to the terms of the.policy, it was null and void if any statement in the application *364was in any respect untrue. At the trial, evidence was offered th&t Jones was about sixty years old when he applied for insurance; and the question in the case related to the effect of this evidence on the validity of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance v. BakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Maryland Fire Insurance v. GusdorfCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Forwood v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1912
  2. Globe Reserve Mutual Life Insurance v. DuffyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1892
  3. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1918
  4. Collins v. United States Casualty Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
  5. McCarthy v. Catholic KnightsTennessee Supreme Court · 1899

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