Legal Opinion

Berry v. Merchants Life & Casualty Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 16, 1923PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtRosenberry, J.

We are not called upon in this case to deal with a situation resembling that presented by the facts in Arneberg v. Continental Cas. Co. 178 Wis. 428, 190 N. W. 97. While the insured was incorrectly classified to the knowledge of the agent who wrote the policy, he was not at the time of his death engaged in a class of work which entitled him to the benefits of the classification given him by the agent. In this case there was an entire change of occupation and it is not shown that the agent, at the time of the writing of the insurance, had any knowledge or information touching the change. Under…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lundberg v. Interstate Business Men's Accident Ass'nWisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Arneberg v. Continental Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Williams v. Travelers Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1919

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Drogula v. Federal Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1929

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