Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Glaser
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) Whether an applicant has ever applied to other companies for insurance and been rejected is regarded as material to the risk, and a false statement in this regard will void the policy. Aloe v. Insurance Co., 147 Mo. App. 647; McDermott v. M. W. A., 97 Mo. App. 561; M. W. A. v. Angle, 127 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) Whether an applicant has ever applied to other companies for insurance and been rejected is regarded as material to the risk, and a false statement in this regard will void the policy. Aloe v. Insurance Co., 147 Mo. App. 647; McDermott v. M. W. A., 97 Mo. App. 561; M. W. A. v. Angle, 127 Mo. App. 119; Insurance Co. v. Webb, 106 Fed. 808, 126 Fed. 635; Elliot v. Benefit Assn., 76 Hun, 378; Kelley v. Insurance Co., 113 Ala. 453; Barnard v. Association, 32 N. Y. Supp. 223; Kemp v. Insurance Co., 19 N. Y. Snpp. 435,135 N. Y.…
1Opinion of the CourtKennish, J.
— This suit in equity was brought in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis by the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company as plaintiff, against the defendants, Joseph Glaser and Carrie Glaser, his wife. The purpose of the suit was to have cancelled and annulled by decree of court a certain policy of insurance for ten thousand dollars, theretofore issued by plaintiff upon the life of defendant Joseph Glaser. Upon a trial the court dismissed the bill and plaintiff appealed.
In substance it is alleged in the petition that the defendant Joseph Glaser on the 27th day of December, 1906, made…
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