Overton v. WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

This is a civil action brought by the named beneficiary to recover the proceeds of an alleged oral contract of term life insurance. The case was tried to a Superior Court justice sitting without a jury. From the final judgment entered pursuant to his decision for the plaintiff, the defendant company seasonably appealed.

On October 20, 1961, Orón B. Overton, Jr., underwent a medical examination in connection with an application to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for a $25,000 ■policy of life insurance. As a result of this examination, Metropolitan offered to issue a policy on a rated-up…