Kalaher's Administrator v. Independent Life Insurance
Kalaher's Administrator v. Independent Life Insurance
Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Affirming.
On the 21st day of July, 1909, appellee issued a policy upon the life of Edward McMahon for $2,000.00 in which Mrs. Kate Kalaher, an aunt of the insured, was named as beneficiary. McMahon died on October 13th, 1909, and the company having refused to pay the policy upon receipt of proof of his death, Mrs. Kalaher instituted this action against the company to recover the amount of the policy. The company resisted payment upon the ground that McMahon had fraudulently procured the issuance of the policy by mating false statements in his application upon which the policy was issued as to the condition of his health and of his family history, and that he had not in fact been examined by the company’s physician, but that some other person: had béen substituted at the examination; that at the. time of the examination and issuance of the policy Me-' Mahon was not in good health as represented, but was suffering from tuberculosis of the lungs -in an advanced, stage. Mrs. Kalaher died during the pendency of the action, and it was revived in the name of her administrator. The trial by a jury resulted in a verdict for ap-" pellee and appellant’s petition -was dismissed.
Wherefore the judgment is affirmed.
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