Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Larson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit,’on a policy of life insurance. Trial in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County; the Hon. Charles E. Fuller, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the May term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hiobee
This was an action of assumpsit on a policy of insurance, issued by appellant on the life of David E. Larson, a minor son of appellees, payable to them in the event of his death.
The application for the policy of insurance in suit, wrhich was partly printed and partly in writing, was signed by the insured September 10, 1897. He was examined by appellant’s local medical examiner September 12, 1897, and received the policy of insurance September 16, 1897. He died of pulmonary consumption December 4, 1897. The application, signed by the insured, contained the following statements, among others:
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. MitchellIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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