Interstate Life & Accident Insurance v. Merritt

Eberhardt, Presiding Judge.

Jennie Baldwin applied to Interstate Life & Accident Insurance Company for two industrial type life insurance policies for the principal sum of $500 each. The agent, W. M. Goodin, took the applications at her home. He testified that all questions on the application blank were read to her and that the answers which she made to them were written down on the application by him, since the applicant could not write.

Among the questions were: "15. Are you now in good health and free from physical impairment or deformity? A. Yes. 19. Have you ever had any ailment…