Walsh v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

Plaintiff is the beneficiary in an insurance policy upon the life of her husband issued by the defendant which defended upon the ground of false and fraudulent representations material to the risk contained in the application for the insurance attached to the policy. The jury found for plaintiff, for the amount of the policy, and judgment was entered upon the verdict. The case is here on defendant’s appeal from the refusal of its motion for judgment n. o. v.

The application was signed on December 29,1944, and the- policy was dated January 5, 1945. By the terms of the policy…