Becker v. Kansas Casualty & Surety Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

Carrie E. Becker was the beneficiary in an accident and health insurance policy procured by her husband, Jacob P. Becker, in the Kansas Casualty and Surety Company. He sustained bodily injuries from external, violent, *100and accidental means; namely, a gunshot wound, from which he died, and the company having denied liability, this action was brought. The company answered that the statements made by the insured in the application for the policy, which were warranted to be true, were in fact false, and that therefore the policy was void.…