La Penta v. Mutual Trust Life Insurance

This is a suit brought by Jane La Penta, the beneficiary of a life insurance policy issued by the defendant on the life of Andrew J. La Penta, her deceased husband, in the amount of $3,000. The trial court, hearing the case without a jury, found in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $3,000 and entered judgment, from which said judgment this appeal is brought on the ground that the finding was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

The policy was issued January 22,1951, without previous medical examination. The insured died on October 12,1951 of a coronary occlusion. The defendant’s…