George Washington Life Insurance Co. v. Adams

STEINFELD, Justice.

George Washington Life Insurance Company appeals from a judgment for $12,000 against it which was obtained by the beneficiary of a group life insurance certificate issued (effective March 1, 1968) by the company to the husband of the beneficiary. The insurance became incontestable two years after its issuance.1 The insured died on February 11, 1970, from a myocardial infarction, which is a heart attack, about two weeks before the expiration of the two-year period. Before discussing the arguments which the company advances to obtain reversal, it is necessary that we dispose…