KNAPP v. HOMEOPATHIC MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO.


117 U.S. 411 (1886)

KNAPP v. HOMEOPATHIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 5, 1886.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Samuel W. Clifford Jr. and Mr. Mark A. Blaisdell for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Stillman B. Allen and Mr. Alfred Hemmenway for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court.

The cancelling of the policy, in consequence of the husband's fraudulent representation that the wife was dead, had no effect upon her rights. It is not relied on by the defendant; and there is nothing in the case to show that it in any way influenced the conduct of the plaintiff by preventing her from paying the premiums or making the election required by the policy.<...

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