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· 1/3/1898

Morris v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co.

Citations

  • 183 Pa. 563
  • 39 A. 52
  • 1898 Pa. LEXIS 1080

Syllabus

<p>Insurance — Life insurance — Application attached to policy — Act of May 11, 1881.</p> <p>In an action upon a policy of life insurance where it appears that the medical examiner’s report is made a part of the application, but it is not contained in the copy of the application attached to the policy, the application is not attached to the policy within the meaning of tho Act of May 11, 1881, P. L. 20, and is not admissible in evidence.</p> <p>Insurance — Life insurance — Suicide.</p> <p>Where a policy of life insurance contains no provision, stipulation or condition as to suicide, the policy will not. if the insured commits suicide, be avoided as against the wife of the insured, who is the nominated beneficiary.</p>

Judges: Dean, Fell, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Sterrf, Williams

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