Pierce v. Liberty Industrial Life Insurance

This suit was brought by the surviving widow, beneficiary under an insurance policy on the life of James Hall. The defense is that the deceased fraudulently concealed the fact that he was suffering with syphilis at the time policy was issued and there was no contract.

The policy, which forms part of the record, bears date March 8th, 1926, and it was agreed between counsel as follows:(1) There was no medical examination of the insured prior to the issuance of the policy.(2) That the agent of defendant collected premiums on said policy.(3) That the proof of death showed cerebral spinal syphilis…