Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1938

Smith v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.

Smith v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided November 23, 1938 · Cueiam
199 S.E. 601; 214 N.C. 841; 1938 N.C. LEXIS 443 (South Eastern Reporter)

Smith v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.

Opinion of the Court

Pise Cueiam.

We think on the whole record that there were several false answers to material questions in the application for insurance (“Combination Accident Policy”) made by plaintiff. There was no dispute on the record as to the falsity of these answers and as a matter of law we think they were material. On account of the language in the application, we do not think that there has been any waiver by defendant as to its right to refuse payment on account of the false answers to the material questions contained in the application for the policy sued on.

On this record we think the nonsuit was proper. We see no new or noval proposition of law. The judgment in the court below is

Affirmed.

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