MFA Mutual Insurance Company v. Meisinger

Plaintiff insurance company sued Jerry A. Meisinger and others for a declaration of nonliability on an automobile policy issued by plaintiff to Meisinger. Plaintiff claimed power to avoid the contract on the ground of misrepresentation of accidents and traffic violations in the application for the policy. After a trial the district court dismissed the action, and plaintiff has appealed.

Meisinger applied for the policy on July 17, 1966. Plaintiff’s agent filled out the application which, comprised two pages, one on each side of a sheet of paper. Meisinger signed it in the space specified, and…