Cross v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

The defendant issued a policy of life insurance to one Edward F. Dieter, bearing date of October 6, 1933, for $1,000 in which William M. Cross was subsequently named as beneficiary. The assured died on July 21, 1935. The policy was issued without a medical examination pursuant to an application which was made a part of the policy. In Part I of said application, the assured agreed that all of the answers contained in Part II were true and were offered to the defendant as an inducement to issue the policy applied for. Part II contained a personal history, consisting of questions and answers,…