Smith v. Childs

Defendant Francis Childs appeals as of right the judgment entered against him pursuant to a jury’s verdict. We affirm.

Plaintiff’s now deceased husband purchased a life insurance policy from defendant Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company through defendant Childs, an employee of defendant Farm Bureau Marketing Corporation. On the application, the decedent falsely stated that he had not been convicted of three or more speeding offenses in the previous three years, when in fact he had been convicted of over a dozen.

Plaintiff’s husband was killed in a motor vehicle accident. Farm Bureau Life refused…