Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America v. Aaron

The plaintiff has brought this action to cancel and rescind its $20,000 policy of insurance on the life of the defendant, upon the ground that it had been procured by the defendant’s fraudulent concealment of a fact material to the risk.

The application for the insurance, signed on August 5, 1941, called for an answer to the following question: “ 19. Has any *395company, association or other organization, on application or examination for insurance on your life, ever (A) Refused to issue or postponed action?” The defendant answered the question: “ No ”, That answer was true at the time. The policy…