Arnold v. New York Life Insurance
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from tlie Chancery Court of Shelby County.— F. H. Heiskell, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Mb.. Chief Justice Neil
delivered the opinion of the Court.
On December 14, 1911, George Arnold, the husband of the complainant, signed an application for the purpose of obtaining a policy of life insurance for $10,000 in the defendant company. Soon thereafter the usual medical examination was had. Some independent inquiries were made by the company through its inspection agency in Memphis, concerning the life, health, and habits of the applicant. All being found satisfactory, the policy was issued.
Among the questions required to be answered in the application was No. 9, as follows:
“Have-you…
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- Ellis v. Council Bluffs InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
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