Stanton v. Equitable Life Assurance Society

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

This opinion was written by the late Mr. Justice Fraser and concurred in by me. I now adopt it as my opinion.

The brief in this case is very large. There are 18 exceptions, but the decision of one question determines the whole, case. The facts are undisputed and few.

In October, 1917, James Alexander Stanton applied to the appellant insurance company for a policy of life insurance in the sum of $25,000, and sent with his application a check to cover the first premium. There was no concealment of anything. Stanton was in good health and…