Duncan v. John Hancock Mutual Life Ins.

At the outset, it must be stated that the effect of the discrepancy between the applicant’s occupation as described on the face of the application and that as described in the medical examiner’s report on the reverse side of the application, is not in issue. Nor is the question whether the applicant was insurable under the rules of the company presented as an issue.

The sole question presented for our determination is whether the appellee insurance company is liable under the terms and provisions of its receipt, since the applicant died subsequently to the issuance of the receipt but before…