Boulting v. New York Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Gourt. — George Jepson, Judge. Action on a policy of insurance resulted in judgment as prayed. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. Insurance : avoidance of policy: untrue statements which inhere in company’s certificate of health. I. John Boulting died September 29, 1914. His deatlx was due to hemorrhagic pancreatitis. An insurance policy on the life of the decedent was issued November 28, 1913, and this suit is to recover the indemnity of $1,000 stipulated therein to be paid upon his death. This policy was issued in pursxxance of decedent’s application to the company, accompanied by the report of its local medical examiner, with answers made to him. Among these answers were the following, in response to the questions…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stewart v. Equitable Mutual Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Mutual Life Insurance v. ThomsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1893
- Peterson v. Des Moines Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Weimer v. Economic Life Ass'n of ClintonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- New York Life Ins. v. MoatsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913
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