Legal Opinion
Krause v. Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Iowa
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 7, 1955PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This is an action of contract brought by the beneficiary named in a life insurance policy issued by the defendant on April 16, 1948, upon the life of Daniel P. Krause, the husband of the plaintiff, who died on December 5, 1948.
On March 30, 1948, Daniel P. Krause, hereinafter called the insured, signed an application for a policy of life insurance with the defendant in the amount of $11,000. On April 2, 1948, he was examined by a physician representing the defendant and found to be in good health. On April 6, four days later, the insured while at the Framingham police station, where he had…
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