Missouri State Life Insurance v. Witt

This is an appeal from a judgment obtained in the circuit court of Prairie County, Southern District, by appellee against appellant for $3,000, upon a life insurance policy issued by appellant to appellee’s husband, Charles A. Witt, on the twelfth day of October, 1921, including a twelve per cent, penalty and attorney’s fee of $500. The insured died on the twelfth day of March, 1922, and when proof of death was made, appellant refused to pay the policy, whereupon the beneficiary instituted this suit to recover thereon. Appellant interposed the defense that the insured made false answers to…