New York Life Insurance v. Hesseling

Plaintiff in an action in equity sought to cancel a policy of insurance issued by it on the life of Bernard Hesseling wherein the defendant, John G-. Hesseling, was named as beneficiary. The particular-basis of the plaintiff’s action was that the policy of insurance was not in force at the time of Hesseling’s death. It is claimed that under the terms and conditions óf the application for insurance and the policy itself no insurance was effective inasmuch as the applicant had consulted and had been treated by a physician between the dates of his medical examination and the issuance and…