Price v. Standard Life & Accident Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Margaret Price, deceased, to recover $5,000 upon a policy of accident insurance issued to Elijah Price during his lifetime. The case was tried before Elliott, J., who directed a-verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
This action was brought upon an accident insurance policy issued to Elijah Price in March, 1901, for the term of one year, by defendant company. The premium was paid by him to the soliciting agent at the time the latter made out an application for the policy. December 15 of that year, Price was accidentally and' fatally burned while attempting to light a fire by the use of kerosene oil. It is undisputed that he died as a result of injuries then received, and that they would have been fatal to any person. The defense interposed, with which *266we are now concerned, was that Price untruthfully…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chambers v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Hale v. Life Indemnity & Investment Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
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