Wadsworth v. New York Life Insurance

Plaintiff, Bernice Wads-worth, is the widow of Joseph W. Wadsworth, a captain and senior pilot in the United States air force. Defendant is a life insurance company with principal offices in New York City with a branch office in Detroit. On or about January 4,1951, while on military leave, and preparatory to returning to the Par East, Captain Joseph W. Wadsworth applied for a policy of life insurance through an agent of defendant company, Mr. Prank Crum of Crosse Pointe Farms. He took a physical examination and furnished all required medical information and was found to be in good health. He…