Life Casualty Ins. Co. v. Walters

Appellee brought this action against appellant in the circuit court of Jones county on a life insurance policy issued by appellant to the daughter of appellee, Mrs. Naomi Walters Ainsworth, in which appellee was named as beneficiary. The policy was in the sum of $500: There, was a trial resulting in a verdict and judgment in appellee’s favor in that amount. From that judgment, appellant prosecutes this appeal.

The policy provides that there shall be no liability under it “if insured is pregnant at date of issue of policy and death results from such pregnancy.” Appellant’s defense was that…