Madsen v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

This action of the case in assumpsit was brought by the plaintiff as the beneficiary in a mortgage term policy of insurance issued by the defendant upon the life of her husband. The case was tried before a justice of the superior court sitting with a jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount of the policy. The case is before us on the defendant’s bill of exceptions. The only exceptions being pressed are to the denial of its motions for a directed verdict and a new trial.

The insured signed an application for the policy on October 13, 1954. He was examined by Dr.…