Williams v. N. Y. Life Ins.

The New York Life Insurance Company by bill in chancery seeks to have declared null and void a policy of insurance, upon the life of George W. Williams, deceased, in which policy the appellant is beneficiary, upon the grounds of misrepresentations made by deceased in his application to the company for the issuance of this policy.

The policy provides that it shall be incontestable after two years. The suit was brought within the two years in the chancery court, but the subpoena for the defendant (appellant) was not issued or served until the expiration of this time.

In the application for this…