Sieverts v. National Benevolent Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. W. I. Smith, Judge. Suit in- equity to compel defendant, a mutual life insurance company, to levy an 'assessment to cover the amount of two certain certificates of membership issued to plaintiff upon the life of Fritz- Sieverts..
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Appeal from, Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. W. I. Smith, Judge. Suit in- equity to compel defendant, a mutual life insurance company, to levy an 'assessment to cover the amount of two certain certificates of membership issued to plaintiff upon the life of Fritz- Sieverts.. The defense is an alleged misrepresentation by the assured as to his age, 'in- the application for insurance; and, second, that Fritz Sieverts allowed an assessment made by- the company May 1, 1892, to go unpaid, and his certificate to lapse, and thereafter was guilty of fraud, and misrepresentations as to his health,…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
The defendant is a life insurance association organized under the laws of the state of Minnesota, with its principal place of business at Minneapolis. On the ninth day of August, 1888, Fritz Sieverts, residing at Neola, Iowa, made application to defendant for .membership in the company, and for insurance upon his life ini a sum; mot exceeding five thousand dollars, payable, in case of his death, to his wife, the plaintiff herein. This application was received by defendant company, at Minneapolis, on August 11,1888, and the same was approved, and certificates issued to Sieverts on August 14,…
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