JEFFRIES v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


89 U.S. 47 (____)

22 Wall. 47

JEFFRIES v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. T.W.B. Crews and J.S. Laurie, for the administrator, plaintiff in error:

Messrs. A.M. Thayer and J. La Due, contra:


Mr. Justice HUNT delivered the opinion of the court.

The contention in opposition to the judgment is this: that the plea does not aver that the false statements made by the assured were material to the risk assumed. Is that averment necessary to make the plea a good one?

It is contended, also, that the false answers in the present case were not to the injury of the company, that they presented the applicant's case in...

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