Polite v. National Accident & Life Ins.

Plaintiff, beneficiary in a policy of life insurance, sues defendant for the proceeds thereof amounting to the sum of two hundred forty dollars, suit followed.

Defendant answered admitting the issuance of policy sued upon, amicable demand and death of insured, but alleging that they were not liable thereunder because:

“No valid contract of insurance ever existed under the terms of the policy issued to said Adeline Polite (deceased), the assured under the policy was not in sound health,’ but on the contrary was then seriously ill and her health severely impaired and she was then suffering from…