Des Moines Life Ass'n v. Owen

Suit by appellee against appellant, upon a policy of insurance issued by the latter upon the life of appellee’s husband, Edmond M. Owen. Judgment for the plaintiff, from which the defendant appealed.

The consideration of the policy, as expressed in the instrument, was, together with other things, the application 'for the policy, and the representations it contained. By the terms of the policy, the amount to be paid in case of death, was $2,000. Six months after the policy was issued, Mr. Owen died, in consequence of the rupture of a blood vessel. The policy contained the following, among other…