Story v. SAFECO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Plaintiff is the beneficiary of a life insurance policy that her husband had with defendant. Defendant refused to pay plaintiff the amount owed under the policy when her husband died, on the ground that her husband had materially misrepresented his medical condition in his insurance application and that the misrepresentation relieved defendant of the obligation to pay the benefits that were otherwise due under the policy. Plaintiff sued defendant on the policy, and a jury returned a verdict in plaintiffs favor on it. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding…