Provident Savings Life Assurance Society v. Cannon
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Crawford county; the Hon. E, E. Newlin, Judge, presiding. This was an action in assumpsit, brought by the appellee, Isaac Cannon, as administrator of the estate of William Cannon, deceased, on a policy of insurance for §5000 issued by appellant, the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York, on the life of the deceased.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Crawford county; the Hon. E, E. Newlin, Judge, presiding. This was an action in assumpsit, brought by the appellee, Isaac Cannon, as administrator of the estate of William Cannon, deceased, on a policy of insurance for §5000 issued by appellant, the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York, on the life of the deceased. The application for the policy was made August 23, 1899, and the policy is dated September 9, 1899. William Cannon died December 16, 1899, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The appellant contends for the proposition, and has supported its contention with elaborate arguments and citation of authorities, that the statements made by the intestate of appellee in his application to secure the insurance policy sued on are warranties, and therefore if any of them are untrue, evasive or so made as to conceal any fact fairly called for by the questions, whether intentional or not and whether material or not, there can be no recovery. Appellant maintains that the language of the application and the policy is such, that the insurance contract arising therefrom is not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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