MELENDEZ v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.


284 A.D. 803 (1954)

Rosario Melendez v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

July 1, 1954.


The entries on the two hospital records do not show conclusively that the ailments for which the assured was hospitalized were material to the risk, and that issue remained one of fact for the jury. The issue of waiver of the breach of the policy condition by defendant likewise was properly presented to and resolved by the jury. The application for the issuance of the policy could not be introduced into evidence by defendant because of the restriction imposed by section 142...

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