Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Minter

Effie Minter brought suit against the Equitable Life Assurance Society, to recover as beneficiary under a policy of insurance issued by the defendant on the life of the plaintiff’s husband, Albert Minter. Among the defenses interposed were that by the terms of the policy it was void, in that the insured was not in good health at the time of the payment of the first premium, that in his application, which was a part of the policy, he had made false representations as to facts which were material to the risk, and falsely stated that he never had nor had he been treated for certain diseases, and…