Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Kaiser

The bill is filed to rescind on the ground of misrepresentation a policy of insurance issued on the life of Sam Kaiser. In his application dated November 25th, 1941, he gave himself a clean bill of health. Nine months later, he died. Complainant has proved that in June and July of 1938, one Sam Kaiser was examined by Dr. Maurice Asher and found to have diabetes. The patient was put on a diet and insulin was prescribed. In 1940 and 1941, Kaiser consulted and was treated by Dr. Manfred Kraemer, about once a month, in all fifteen to eighteen times. The doctor confirmed the previous diagnosis of…