Temmink v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Plaintiff, who was made payee of a life-insurance policy issued to his wife, sued defendant and recovered’below the amount insured. The defense set up *389was that the policy was issued on false representation and ■concealment of the state of health of the insured, Mrs. ■Jennie Temmink. The specific assertions pleaded were — ■

1. That she had never been sick.

2. That she had never been attended by any physician.

3. That she never had any disease of the lungs.

The policy was obtained November 23, 1885. She died February 23, 1887. The cause of death was sworn to have been consumption, which probably…